Prov Law: Mental Health Act

Question 1

Section 15

Answer 1

-Physicians application for psychiatric assessment (Form1)
72 hrs within 7 days for any person and Police

• Doctor checks out patient
• Apparently suffering from Mental disorder
• Danger to themselves or others
• unable to care for themselves

Question 2

Section 16

Answer 2

-Justice of the Peace order for psychiatric assessment (Form2)
7 days for Police to apprehend and bring for section 15

• Apparently suffering from Mental disorder
• Danger to themselves or others
• unable to care for themselves

Question 3

Section 17

Answer 3

• Police Apprehension
• RPG disorderly manner due to mental health
• Danger to themselves or others
• unable to care for themselves
• Too dangers to wait for Section 16 JP

Question 4

Section 21 and 22

Answer 4

• Judges Order
• Straight into a psychiatric facility
• up to 2 months

Question 5

Section 33.3(1)

Answer 5

CTU order (Physician) Form 47

• Fails to comply to CTU order
• Police brings patient back to physician
• 30 days

Question 6

AWOL

Answer 6

Form 9 Order for Return

• Direct to police (or other persons)
• 1 month
• for involuntary patients
• after 1 month they are deemed discharged