New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf 1990 Act, s 54)
An authorised medical officer may classify an assessable person as a
voluntary patient at any time before a mental health inquiry is held about the
person, but only if:
(a) the authorised medical officer is of the opinion that the person is likely to benefit from care or treatment as a voluntary patient, and
(b) the patient agrees to be so classified or, if the person is a person under guardianship or is under the age of 14 years, the person is admitted in accordance with the procedures under this Act applicable to admitting any such person as a voluntary patient.