Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
170Authorised psychiatrist may change setting of assessment
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170 Authorised psychiatrist may change setting of assessment
(1) Despite anything to the contrary in a community court assessment order, an authorised psychiatrist who is completing an assessment of the court assessment patient, if satisfied that assessment of the person cannot occur in the community, may detain and examine the person as an inpatient and for that purpose, the community court assessment order is taken to be an inpatient court assessment order.
(2) Despite anything to the contrary in an inpatient court assessment order, an authorised psychiatrist who is completing an assessment of the court assessment patient, if satisfied that assessment of the person could occur in the community, may examine the person in the community and for that purpose, the inpatient court assessment order is taken to be a community court assessment order.
(3) An assessment change must be recorded in writing and must specify the following information—
(a) the nature of the assessment change;
(b) the name, qualification and signature of the authorised psychiatrist who made the assessment change;
(c) the date and time of the assessment change;
(4) If an authorised psychiatrist makes an assessment change under subsection (1), the authorised psychiatrist must ensure that arrangements are made for the court assessment patient to be transported to a designated mental health service as soon as practicable after the assessment change.