Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
155Powers of person responsible for transfer
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155 Powers of person responsible for transfer (1) The person specified in an interstate transfer order as responsible for transporting a person to an approved treatment facility or approved treatment agency in a participating State or Territory may: (a) take custody of the person to whom the order relates; and (b) detain the person until the person is transferred to the treatment facility or treatment agency in the participating State or Territory. (2) The person specified in an interstate transfer order as responsible for transporting a person to the treatment facility or treatment agency in a participating State or Territory may use reasonable force to detain a person and to arrest the person if the person absconds from custody while the order is in force.