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Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
176Completion of assessment
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176 Completion of assessment
An authorised psychiatrist must complete an assessment of a court assessment patient within 7 days—
(a) in the case of a community court assessment order, after the order is made; or
(b) in the case of an inpatient court assessment order, after the person has been received at the designated mental health service referred to in section 91(1)(d) of the Sentencing Act 1991.