Mental Health Act 2013

An MHO or police officer who temporarily detains a person for the purpose of assessment is to make an appropriate record of the matter in an approved form.

An MHO or police officer, on transferring the a person who has been temporarily detained to another such officer, is to hand the record made under subsection (1) (or a copy thereof) to the other officer.

An MHO or police officer who releases a person from being temporarily detained is to – make an appropriate record of the matter in an approved form; and give the person a copy of the record, together with the record made under subsection (1) (or a copy thereof); and give the Chief Psychiatrist a copy of the record, together with the record made under subsection (1), as soon as practicable.

A medical practitioner who examines a person who has been temporarily detained for assessment is to – make an appropriate record of the matter in an approved form; and place a copy of the record on the person's clinical record (ensuring that such a clinical record is created if one does not already exist); and give the Chief Psychiatrist a copy of the record at the end of the month in which it is made.