88Information concerning medication or treatment

88 Information concerning medication or treatment (a) a person is admitted to an approved treatment facility; or (b) a community management order is made for a person. (2) An authorised psychiatric practitioner must ensure information concerning the treatment (including medication) administered to the person is given to the following: (c) subject to subsection (3): (i) the person's representative; and (ii) the person's primary carer. (3) The practitioner may decide not to allow the giving of the information to the person's representative or primary carer if the practitioner is of the opinion that giving the information is not in the person's best interests.

Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 86 (4) If the practitioner decides not to allow the giving of the information to the representative or primary carer because of subsection (3), the practitioner must: (b) inform the representative or primary carer of his or her right to (c) make a record of the decision in accordance with approved (5) The information: (a) may be given by the authorised psychiatric practitioner, a medical practitioner or the senior nurse on duty at the facility; and (b) must include details of the type, dosage, expected benefits and side effects of the treatment. (6) A person who gives information under this section must make a record of the giving of the information in accordance with approved