sec.371Making of emergency examination authority

sec.371 Making of emergency examination authority

This section applies if a person mentioned in section 370 (5) (b) (an interstate officer ) transports a person to whom section 370 (1) (a) applies, to an authorised mental health service or public sector health service facility. The interstate officer must immediately give an authority for the person. The authority must— be in the approved form; and state the time when it is given. The authority is taken to be an emergency examination authority given for the person under the Public Health Act 2005 , section 157D . (sec.371-ssec.1) This section applies if a person mentioned in section 370 (5) (b) (an interstate officer ) transports a person to whom section 370 (1) (a) applies, to an authorised mental health service or public sector health service facility. (sec.371-ssec.2) The interstate officer must immediately give an authority for the person. (sec.371-ssec.3) The authority must— be in the approved form; and state the time when it is given. (sec.371-ssec.4) The authority is taken to be an emergency examination authority given for the person under the Public Health Act 2005 , section 157D .

• (a) be in the approved form; and
• (b) state the time when it is given.