Detainee may be required to be examined or treated
176 Detainee may be required to be examined or treated
This section applies if:
a detainee refuses to undergo a medical examination or to submit to medical treatment; and
a medical practitioner considers that the life or health of the detainee, or any other detainee or person, is likely to be endangered or seriously affected as a result of the refusal.
The CEO may, after consulting with the medical practitioner, order the detainee to undergo a medical examination or treatment that the CEO considers necessary.
The detainee must be given, where practicable, the right to a second medical opinion.
An order by the CEO under subsection (2):
must be in writing; and
is sufficient authority for the examination or treatment without the consent of any person being required.
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