153Variation of assessment order—community or inpatient

153 Variation of assessment order—community or inpatient

(1) If an assessment patient is subject to an inpatient assessment order, a registered medical practitioner or an authorised mental health practitioner may vary the inpatient assessment order to a community assessment order at any time before the assessment patient is examined by an authorised psychiatrist under the order.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), if an assessment patient is subject to a community assessment order, a registered medical practitioner or an authorised mental health practitioner may vary the community assessment order to an inpatient assessment order at any time before the assessment patient is examined by an authorised psychiatrist under the order.

(3) A registered medical practitioner or an authorised mental health practitioner must not vary a community assessment order to an inpatient assessment order unless the practitioner is satisfied that the assessment patient cannot be assessed in the community.

(4) A registered medical practitioner or an authorised mental health practitioner who varies a community assessment order to an inpatient assessment order must arrange for the assessment patient to be transported to the responsible designated mental health service as soon as practicable after the variation of the assessment order.

(5) A registered medical practitioner or an authorised mental health practitioner who varies an assessment order under subsection (1) or (2) must amend the order to include the following information—

(a) whether the order has been varied to a community assessment order or an inpatient assessment order;

(b) the name, qualification and signature of the practitioner;