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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2000 - SECT 20

20 Making recommendation for assessment

(1) A recommendation for assessment must—

(a) be in the approved form; and
(b) state the facts on which it is based; and
(c) distinguish between the facts known because of personal observation and facts communicated by others.

(2) A doctor or authorised mental health practitioner must not make a recommendation for assessment for a person unless the doctor or practitioner is satisfied the assessment criteria apply to the person.



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