Mental Health Act 2016
sec.356Responsibility for person
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sec.356 Responsibility for person
If the responsibility for a person is transferred, under division 2 or 3 , from a service to another service, the responsibility for the person’s treatment and care under the person’s order or authority is transferred from the administrator of the first service to the administrator of the second service. An order or authority to which the person is subject, under this Act or the Forensic Disability Act , is otherwise affected by the transfer only to the extent this Act or the Forensic Disability Act expressly provides. In this section— service means an authorised mental health service or the forensic disability service. (sec.356-ssec.1) If the responsibility for a person is transferred, under division 2 or 3 , from a service to another service, the responsibility for the person’s treatment and care under the person’s order or authority is transferred from the administrator of the first service to the administrator of the second service. (sec.356-ssec.2) An order or authority to which the person is subject, under this Act or the Forensic Disability Act , is otherwise affected by the transfer only to the extent this Act or the Forensic Disability Act expressly provides. (sec.356-ssec.3) In this section— service means an authorised mental health service or the forensic disability service.