188Other entities to be notified of making of temporary treatment order

188 Other entities to be notified of making of temporary treatment order

(1) As soon as practicable after an authorised psychiatrist makes a temporary treatment order, the authorised psychiatrist must ensure that all reasonable steps are taken—

(a) to notify the following persons of the making of the temporary treatment order—

(i) any nominated support person of the temporary treatment patient;

(ii) any guardian of the temporary treatment patient;

(iii) any carer of the temporary treatment patient, if the authorised psychiatrist is satisfied that the making of the order will directly affect the care relationship between the carer and the patient;

(iv) a parent of the temporary treatment patient, if the patient is under 16 years of age;

(v) the DFFH Secretary, if that Secretary has parental responsibility for the temporary treatment patient under a relevant child protection order; and

(b) to give a copy of the temporary treatment order and a statement of rights to the persons referred to in paragraph (a).

(2) As soon as practicable after an authorised psychiatrist makes a temporary treatment order, the authorised psychiatrist must ensure that the primary non-legal mental health advocacy service provider is notified of the making of the order.

Part 4.5—Treatment orders