Mental Health Act 2016
sec.814Report of authorised doctor
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sec.814 Report of authorised doctor
This section applies if— under the repealed Act, section 74, an authorised doctor had given the director a report about a patient; and the director had not considered the report under the repealed Act, section 83 by the commencement. The report is taken to be a notice received by the chief psychiatrist under the new Act, section 82 and the chief psychiatrist must deal with the notice under that section. (sec.814-ssec.1) This section applies if— under the repealed Act, section 74, an authorised doctor had given the director a report about a patient; and the director had not considered the report under the repealed Act, section 83 by the commencement. (sec.814-ssec.2) The report is taken to be a notice received by the chief psychiatrist under the new Act, section 82 and the chief psychiatrist must deal with the notice under that section.
- (a) under the repealed Act, section 74, an authorised doctor had given the director a report about a patient; and
- (b) the director had not considered the report under the repealed Act, section 83 by the commencement.