Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) For taking a patient to whom section 508 applies to an authorised mental health service, medication may be administered to the patient while being taken to the health service despite the absence or refusal of the patient's consent.
(2) However, the medication—
(a) may be administered to the patient only if a doctor is satisfied it is necessary to ensure the safety of the patient or others while being taken to the health service; and
(b) must be administered by a doctor or a registered nurse under the instruction of a doctor.
(3) The doctor or nurse may administer the medication with the help, and using the minimum force, that is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances.
(4) For subsection (2)(b), the doctor's instruction must include the medication's name, the dose and route and frequency of administration.
(5) A doctor or nurse who administers medication under this section must keep a written record of the matters mentioned in subsection (4).
(6) This section applies despite the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000, chapter 5, part 2, division 1.