Mentail Health Act (Sections)

Question 1

Section 41

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Section 109

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Section 110

Answer 3

Assist a medical practitioner

Question 4

Section 110A

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Section 110C

Answer 5

Power of entry to assist doctor in an emergency

Question 6

Use of Force

Answer 6

Section 41

Section 110c