Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
Div 2Involuntary admission on grounds of mental illness
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Division 2 Involuntary admission on grounds of mental illness Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 37 (2) A record of each examination is to be entered in the person's case notes. (3) An authorised psychiatric practitioner must discharge the person if, after examining the person, the practitioner is satisfied the person no longer meets the criteria for involuntary admission on the grounds of mental illness. (4) The practitioner must discharge the person under subsection (3) despite any order made for the person by the Tribunal under section 122(2)(b) or 123(5)(a).