Mental Health Act 2016
sec.679General powers of appointed person
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sec.679 General powers of appointed person
For carrying out the inquiry, the appointed person may exercise 1 or more of the following powers— enter the relevant service; examine the person who is detained in the relevant service; search any part of the relevant service; inspect, examine, test, measure, photograph or film any part of the relevant service or any documents or other thing in the service; take extracts from, or make copies of, any documents in the relevant service; take into the relevant service any persons, equipment and materials the appointed person reasonably requires for exercising powers in relation to the service. The appointed person may exercise a power under subsection (1) with the help, and using the force, that is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances. (sec.679-ssec.1) For carrying out the inquiry, the appointed person may exercise 1 or more of the following powers— enter the relevant service; examine the person who is detained in the relevant service; search any part of the relevant service; inspect, examine, test, measure, photograph or film any part of the relevant service or any documents or other thing in the service; take extracts from, or make copies of, any documents in the relevant service; take into the relevant service any persons, equipment and materials the appointed person reasonably requires for exercising powers in relation to the service. (sec.679-ssec.2) The appointed person may exercise a power under subsection (1) with the help, and using the force, that is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances.
- (a) enter the relevant service;
- (b) examine the person who is detained in the relevant service;
- (c) search any part of the relevant service;
- (d) inspect, examine, test, measure, photograph or film any part of the relevant service or any documents or other thing in the service;
- (e) take extracts from, or make copies of, any documents in the relevant service;
- (f) take into the relevant service any persons, equipment and materials the appointed person reasonably requires for exercising powers in relation to the service.