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### 73 What is an assessment order? > [*\[Section 73 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 131, Applied:20 Feb 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-02-20/act-2005-072#GS131@EN) An assessment order is an order of the court that the person in respect of whom it is made be admitted to and detained in an approved hospital or secure mental health unit, for the period specified in the order, to enable an assessment to be made of the person's suitability for an order under [section 75](#GS75@EN) .

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