Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
165Extension of assessment order
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165 Extension of assessment order
(1) An authorised psychiatrist for the responsible designated mental health service may extend an assessment order for up to 24 hours if, after examining the assessment patient, the authorised psychiatrist is not able to determine whether the compulsory treatment criteria apply to that patient.
(2) An assessment order may be extended under subsection (1) on no more than 2 occasions.
(3) An authorised psychiatrist who extends an assessment order under subsection (1) must amend the order to include the following information—
(a) the name, qualification and signature of the authorised psychiatrist;
(b) the date and time that the order was extended;
(c) the duration of the extension;