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CurrentMeaning of involuntary patient
11 Meaning of involuntary patient
An involuntary patient means—
(a)
a person subject to any of the following—
(i)
an examination authority;
(ii)
a recommendation for assessment;
(iii)
a treatment authority;
(iv)
a forensic order;
(v)
a treatment support order;
(vi)
a judicial order; or
(b)
a person detained in an authorised mental health service or public sector health service facility under section 36; or
(c)
a person from another State detained in an authorised mental health service under section 368(3)(b).
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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