Mental Health Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Feb 2014 · Part XII · General
81. Medical certificate, order, etc., may be amended
Feedback & supportIf upon the admission of an involuntary patient to a psychiatric hospital it appears that any medical certificate, order or other documents relating to the admission are in any respect incorrect, the certificate, order or other document may, with the approval of the
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;
Medical Director, be amended by the person who signed it within fourteen days of the admission of the patient for the purpose of correcting any clerical error or an obvious mistake or for any other reason acceptable to the Medical Director.
Medical Director
“Medical Director” means— (a) the Medical Director of a psychiatric hospital appointed under subsection 5(1) or section 6, as the case may be, and includes a Deputy Medical Director appointed under the section; and (b) the Head of Psychiatry appointed under subsection 5(2);