Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
166BMissing patients
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166B Missing patients (a) a person admitted to an approved treatment facility is missing; or (b) a person for whom a community management order has been made is missing. (2) The person-in-charge of the approved treatment facility mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or the approved treatment agency administering the order mentioned in subsection (1)(b) must report the person as missing to a police officer as soon as possible. (3) The report must be: (a) accompanied by sufficient information about the person's history to enable an assessment of the risk posed by the person and the person's vulnerability to be made; and (b) in the approved form.