Mental Health Act 2014

An identified person under paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (e) of the definition of identified person in section 348 who is detained under section 28(1) or (2), 34(1), 52(1)(b), 53(1), 58(1)(b), 59(2), 62(1) or (2) or 70(1)(b) must be visited or otherwise contacted by a mental health advocate as soon as practicable and, in any event, on or within 3 days after the day on which the Chief Mental Health Advocate receives a request under section 356(2)(b), or is notified of a request under section 356(3), for the person to be contacted.

An identified person under paragraph (d) of the definition of identified person in section 348 who is under an involuntary treatment order made on or after the day on which this section commences must be visited or otherwise contacted by a mental health advocate —

if, when the order is made, the person is an adult — on or within 7 days after the day on which the involuntary treatment order is made; or

if, when the order is made, the person is a child — within 24 hours after the time when the involuntary treatment order is made.

An identified person under paragraph (d) of the definition of identified person in section 348 who is under an involuntary treatment order made —

before the day on which this section commences; or

on or after the day on which this section commences that has been in force for more than 7 days from the day on which the order is made,

An identified person under paragraph (f) of the definition of identified person in section 348 must be visited or otherwise contacted by a mental health advocate —

if, when detained, the person is an adult — within 7 days after the day on which the person is detained; or

if, when detained, the person is a child — within 24 hours after the person is detained.

An identified person under paragraph (g) of the definition of identified person in section 348 must be visited or otherwise contacted by a mental health advocate within 7 days (or 24 hours if the person is a child) after the day on which the Chief Mental Health Advocate —

receives a request for the person to be contacted under section 356(2)(b); or

is notified of a request for the person to be contacted under section 356(3).

An identified person under paragraph (h) or (i) of the definition of identified person in section 348 must be visited or otherwise contacted by a mental health advocate on or as soon as practicable after the day on which the Chief Mental Health Advocate receives a request under section 356(2)(b), or is notified of a request under section 356(3), for the person to be contacted and, in any event, within 7 days after that day.

An identified person under paragraph (j) of the definition of identified person in section 348 must be visited or otherwise contacted by a mental health advocate on or within a reasonable time after the day on which the Chief Mental Health Advocate receives a request under section 356(2)(b), or is notified of a request under section 356(3), for the person to be contacted.

Despite subsections (6) and (7), an identified person under paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of the definition of identified person in section 348 who is a child must be visited or otherwise contacted by a mental health advocate on or within 24 hours after the day on which the Chief Mental Health Advocate receives a request under section 356(2)(b), or is notified of a request under section 356(3), for the person to be contacted.