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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2000 - SECT 37

37 Application of sdiv 2

This subdivision applies if a psychiatrist is satisfied—

(a) a person has a mental illness; and
(b) because of the person's illness there is an imminent risk of significant physical harm being sustained by the person or someone else; and
(c) proceeding under division 2 would cause dangerous delay and significantly increase the risk of harm to the person or someone else; and
(d) the person should be taken to an authorised mental health service for examination to decide whether a request and recommendation for assessment should be made for the person.


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