179Other persons to be notified of completion of assessment

179 Other persons to be notified of completion of assessment

As soon as practicable after an authorised psychiatrist completes an assessment of a court assessment patient, the authorised psychiatrist must ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to notify the following entities that the assessment has been completed—

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

(b) any guardian of the court assessment patient;

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

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

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

Part 4.4—Temporary treatment orders