NTIn ForceAct
Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
161Persons prohibited from signing recommendation or
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 161
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998.
161 Persons prohibited from signing recommendation or certificate A recommendation for psychiatric examination or a document relating to the admission of a person as an involuntary patient to an approved treatment facility is not valid if it is signed by a person who is a relative, guardian, decision maker or business partner of the person to whom it relates.