74AAssessment order and report

74A Assessment order and report (1) If the court receives written advice from the Chief Health Officer under section 74(3)(b) that it is practicable to conduct an outpatient assessment of the person as specified in the advice, the court may: (b) order the person be so assessed by a practitioner and a report of the assessment be prepared for the court. (2) If the court receives written advice from the Chief Health Officer under section 74(3)(c) that it is not practicable to conduct an outpatient assessment of the person but an approved treatment facility or approved temporary treatment facility is available for the assessment of the person, the court may: (b) order the person be conveyed to and detained in the facility for the assessment and a report of the assessment be prepared for the court. (3) For subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a), the period of adjournment must not exceed the estimate of the time required for the assessment that is specified in the advice. (4) An order under subsection (2)(b) must specify who is responsible for conveying the person from the court to the facility and back to the court after the person has been assessed. (5) A registrar of the Local Court must send a copy of the order to the person-in-charge of the facility: (a) as soon as practicable after the order is made; and (b) before the person is conveyed to the facility. (6) A report of the assessment of the person prepared for subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b) must state whether or not the practitioner who assessed the person is satisfied the person fulfils the criteria for involuntary admission on the grounds of mental illness or mental disturbance.

Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 72 (7) If the practitioner is satisfied the person fulfils the criteria for involuntary admission on the grounds of mental illness or mental disturbance, the report must state: (a) whether the admission should be on the grounds of mental illness or mental disturbance; and (b) whether an approved treatment facility is available for the admission; and (c) the recommended duration of the admission; and (d) any recommendations for the conveyance of the person to and from the facility and the security of the person while at the (8) If the practitioner is not satisfied the person fulfils the criteria for involuntary admission on the grounds of mental illness or mental disturbance, the report must state: (a) whether the person requires: (i) involuntary treatment in the community; or (ii) other treatment under this Act; and (b) if so – the form of the treatment. (9) In this section: outpatient assessment, see section 74(4). practitioner means an authorised psychiatric practitioner, medical practitioner or designated mental health practitioner.