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224 Functions of nominated support person
A nominated support person may, if the appointing person is or becomes an involuntary patient, do any of the following—
(a)
receive notices for the appointing person under this Act;
(b)
receive confidential information, under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, relating to the appointing person;
(c)
request a psychiatrist report under section 90;
(d)
to the extent permitted under chapter 12 or 16—
(i)
act as the appointing person’s support person in the tribunal; or
(ii)
represent the appointing person in the tribunal.
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