Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
90Information on discharge
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90 Information on discharge (1) An authorised psychiatric practitioner who refuses to admit a person as a voluntary patient or refuses to continue the person's admission: (a) must provide the person with the reasons for the decision; and (b) where the person consents, must provide the person's primary carer with the reasons for the decision; and (c) must ensure that the person is provided with appropriate information relating to follow-up care, community management services, community support services and advocacy services that are available. (2) The person-in-charge of an approved treatment facility must ensure that a person who is discharged from the approved treatment facility is provided with appropriate information relating to follow-up care, community management services and community support services that are available.