Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The treating
psychiatrist is to ensure that an involuntary patient is again examined by a
psychiatrist before the end of the period of detention specified under
section 48.
(2) If on examining
the person, and having regard to section 26, the psychiatrist does not
believe that the person should continue to be an involuntary patient, the
psychiatrist is to immediately order that the person is no longer an
involuntary patient.
(3) If on examining
the person, and having regard to section 26, the psychiatrist believes
that the person should continue to be an involuntary patient, the psychiatrist
may either —
(a)
order that the person continue to be detained as an involuntary patient for a
further period ending on a day specified in the order; or
(b) make
a community treatment order in respect of the person.
(4) A period specified
under subsection (3)(a) cannot end more than 6 months after the
order is made.