Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
82Person-in-charge to notify Commissioner of Correctional
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82 Person-in-charge to notify Commissioner of Correctional Services (1) The person-in-charge of the approved treatment facility to which a prisoner has been admitted as a voluntary patient must notify the Commissioner of Correctional Services as soon as practicable after: (a) the prisoner requests to be returned to the custodial correctional facility; or (b) the prisoner no longer consents to his or her admission or treatment; or (c) an authorised psychiatric practitioner determines the prisoner meets the criteria for involuntary admission on the grounds of mental illness or mental disturbance; or (d) an authorised psychiatric practitioner determines the prisoner will no longer benefit from continuing to be admitted as a voluntary patient; or (e) the Tribunal, after reviewing the prisoner's admission, determines: (i) the prisoner will no longer benefit from continuing to be admitted as a voluntary patient; or
Division 2 Leave of absence and apprehension of prisoner Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 82 (ii) the prisoner meets the criteria for involuntary admission on the grounds of mental illness or mental disturbance. (2) The person-in-charge of the approved treatment facility to which a prisoner has been admitted as an involuntary patient must notify the Commissioner of Correctional Services as soon as practicable after: (a) a decision has been made to discharge the prisoner from the facility; or (b) the prisoner is transferred to another facility under section 167. Division 2 Leave of absence and apprehension of prisoner