Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2000 - SECT 16

For this chapter, the documents required to authorise a person's assessment at an authorised mental health service (assessment documents) are—

(a) a request, that complies with this part, for the person's assessment at an authorised mental health service (a request for assessment); and

(b) a recommendation, that complies with this part, for the person's assessment (a recommendation for assessment).

Note—

In some cases, before assessment documents can be made for a person, it may be necessary to obtain a justices or emergency examination order for the person under part 3, division 2 or 3.