Mental Health Act 2016
sec.357Power to transport
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sec.357 Power to transport
This section applies if the responsibility for a person is transferred, under this part, from an entity to another entity. An authorised person may transport the person from the first entity to the second entity. If 1 of the entities is the forensic disability service, a person who is authorised under the Forensic Disability Act to transport a forensic disability client under that Act may transport the person to or from the entity. If 1 of the entities is an interstate mental health service, a person who is authorised under a corresponding law to transport a person may transport the person to or from the entity. (sec.357-ssec.1) This section applies if the responsibility for a person is transferred, under this part, from an entity to another entity. (sec.357-ssec.2) An authorised person may transport the person from the first entity to the second entity. (sec.357-ssec.3) If 1 of the entities is the forensic disability service, a person who is authorised under the Forensic Disability Act to transport a forensic disability client under that Act may transport the person to or from the entity. (sec.357-ssec.4) If 1 of the entities is an interstate mental health service, a person who is authorised under a corresponding law to transport a person may transport the person to or from the entity.