35Emergency treatment

35 Emergency treatment (1) Treatment is not to be administered under section 34(3)(c) unless: (a) to delay the treatment to obtain the approval of the Tribunal will cause a deleterious effect on the person's health; and (b) the treatment is approved by a medical practitioner; and (c) the treatment is administered by a medical practitioner, registered nurse, paramedic or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner. (2) An approval under subsection (1)(b) may be given by telephone.

Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 32 (3) A person who administers treatment under subsection (1)(c) must make a report containing details of the treatment and the reasons why the approval of the Tribunal was not obtained. (4) A copy of the report must be forwarded as soon as practicable: (a) to the person-in-charge of the approved treatment facility at which the person is detained; and (b) to the authorised psychiatric practitioner who examined the person at the approved treatment facility; and (c) to the Tribunal.