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Section 41

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Assisting a Duly Authorised Officer (DAO):

  • Call for Police assistance to assess or transport patient
  • Enter premises by force if necessary
  • Police can take patient to a place nominated by DAO for the purpose of medical examination
2
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Section 109

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Mentally disordered people in public places:

  • Detain a person wandering in public and is behaving in a mentally disordered manner
  • Cannot detain for more than 6 hours
3
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Section 110

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Assist a medical practitioner

4
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Section 110A

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Doctor issuing certificate may administer a sedative to the proposed patient if they consider it necessary

5
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Section 110C

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Power of entry to assist doctor in an emergency

6
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Use of Force

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Section 41

Section 110c