MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 5
Admission on own request
MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 5
Admission on own request
5 Admission on own request
(1) A person may be admitted to a mental health facility as a
voluntary patient.
(2) An authorised medical officer may refuse to admit a
person to a mental health facility as a voluntary patient if the officer is
not satisfied that the person is likely to benefit from care or treatment as a
voluntary patient.
(3) A person may be admitted to a mental health facility
as a voluntary patient whether or not the person is a mentally ill person or a
mentally disordered person.