Mental Health Act 2016

A doctor or authorised mental health practitioner may examine a person to decide whether to make a recommendation for assessment for the person.

Without limiting subsection (1), the examination may be carried out—

if the person asks for, or consents to, the examination; or

under this Act or another Act providing for the examination, including, for example, under an examination authority or emergency examination authority.

However, a doctor or authorised mental health practitioner must not examine a person subject to a forensic order (mental health), forensic order (Criminal Code) or treatment support order to decide whether to make a recommendation for assessment for the person.