Mental Health Act 2016

An authorised doctor must make a first assessment of the patient under this section on or before the date recorded in the patient’s health records under section 59.

Subsequent assessments of the patient under this section must be completed within 3 months after the date of the patient’s previous assessment.

Also, an authorised doctor must make an assessment of the patient under this section if the authorised doctor considers at any time that—

the treatment criteria may no longer apply to the patient; or

there may be a less restrictive way for the patient to receive treatment and care for the patient’s mental illness.

On an assessment under this section, the authorised doctor must—

assess the patient; and

discuss the assessment with the patient; and

decide and record in the patient’s health records—

whether the treatment criteria continue to apply to the patient; and

whether there is a less restrictive way for the patient to receive treatment and care for the patient’s mental illness; and

if, because of the decisions required under subparagraphs (i) and (ii), the patient’s treatment authority continues—

whether the category of the patient’s treatment authority continues to be appropriate; and

if the category is inpatient—whether the extent of any limited community treatment under the authority continues to be appropriate; and

the date of the patient’s next assessment under this section.