173Other persons to be notified of assessment change

173 Other persons to be notified of assessment change

As soon as practicable after an authorised psychiatrist makes an assessment change, the authorised psychiatrist must ensure that all reasonable steps are taken—

(a) to notify the following persons of the assessment change—

(i) any legal representative of the court assessment patient;

(ii) any nominated support person of the court assessment patient;

(iii) any guardian of the court assessment patient;

(iv) any carer of the court assessment patient, if the authorised psychiatrist is satisfied that the assessment change will directly affect the care relationship between the carer and the patient;

(v) any parent of the court assessment patient, if the patient is under 16 years of age;

(vi) the DFFH Secretary, if that Secretary has parental responsibility for the court assessment patient under a relevant child protection order; and

(b) to give a record of the assessment change and a statement of rights to the persons referred to in paragraph (a).

Division 3—Assessment and restrictions on treatment