24Admission of persons to interstate mental health facilities

24 Admission of persons to interstate mental health facilities

24 Admission of persons to interstate mental health facilities

(1) For the Act, section 174(2)(b), the following persons are authorised—

(a) the medical superintendent of a NSW mental health facility or a person authorised by the medical superintendent,

(b) a NSW police officer,

(c) a NSW ambulance officer, except if the person is being taken to a Queensland authorised mental health service.

Note—

Under the Act, section 174(2), a person authorised under a corresponding law may also take a person to an interstate mental health facility.

(2) For the Act, section 174(3)(c), the following are mental health facilities to which a person may be taken—

(a) an ACT approved mental health facility,

(b) a Queensland authorised mental health service,

(c) a South Australian approved treatment centre,

(d) a Victorian mental health facility.