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CurrentLeave of absence of involuntary patients
Part 5Orders for treatment as inpatient of persons with mental illness
Division 5General
36 Leave of absence of involuntary patients
(1)
The director of a treatment centre may, by a statement in writing in the form approved by the Chief Psychiatrist, grant an involuntary inpatient leave of absence from the centre for any purpose and period that the director considers appropriate and specifies in the notice.
(2)
Leave of absence may be granted subject to any conditions that the director considers appropriate and specifies in the notice.
(3)
The director must ensure that the patient is given a copy of the notice by which the patient is granted leave of absence before the patient commences the leave.
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