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Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
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8 Examining under this Act
(1) If a provision of this Act or the regulations requires that a person be examined, the person must be examined—
(a) if it is practicable—in person; or
(b) if it is not practicable—remotely.
(2) For the purposes of determining whether it is not practicable to conduct an examination in person, regard must be had to any relevant guidelines issued by the chief psychiatrist.