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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2000 - SECT 35

35 Making of emergency examination order

(1) Immediately after taking the person to the authorised mental health service, the police officer or ambulance officer must make an order under this subdivision (an emergency examination order (police or ambulance officer)) for the person.

(2) The order must—

(a) be in the approved form; and
(b) state the time when it is made.

(3) Immediately after making the order, the police officer or ambulance officer must give the order to a health service employee at the health service.

(4) The person may be detained in the health service while the order is being made.



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