Mental Health Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Feb 2014 · Part III · Discharge, Leave of Absence and Transfer of Involuntary Patients from Psychiatric Hospital
18. Apprehension of involuntary patient
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involuntary patient
“involuntary patient” means a person admitted into a psychiatric hospital under section 10, or detained in the hospital under subsection 9(5) or 14(1) or 14(3), or received into a psychiatric hospital by an order of Court under section 73;
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absents himself from the psychiatric hospital without leave granted under section 17; or
psychiatric hospital
“psychiatric hospital” means a government psychiatric hospital or a private psychiatric hospital including a gazetted private psychiatric hospital;
fails to return to the psychiatric hospital after the expiration of any period of leave of absence granted to him under section 17, or upon being recalled under that section, he may be taken into custody by any police officer or social welfare officer or any person authorized in writing by the Medical Director for the purpose of being returned to the psychiatric hospital.
Transfer of involuntary patient to another government psychiatric hospital or gazetted private psychiatric hospital
government psychiatric hospital
“government psychiatric hospital” means any premises appointed to be a government psychiatric hospital under section 3;