Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
162Information to be given to patient if authorised psychiatrist revokes assessment order
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162 Information to be given to patient if authorised psychiatrist revokes assessment order
As soon as practicable after an authorised psychiatrist revokes an assessment order, the authorised psychiatrist must ensure that all reasonable steps are taken—
(a) to inform the person who was subject to the assessment order that the order has been revoked; and
(b) to explain the reasons for the revocation and the effect of that revocation to the person who was subject to the assessment order; and
(c) to give a written notice of the revocation to the person who was subject to the assessment order which contains the following information—
(i) the name, qualification and signature of the authorised psychiatrist who revoked the order;
(ii) the date and time that the order was revoked;