MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 12 Admission on own request
This legislation has been repealed.
MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 12
Admission on own request12 Admission on own request
(1) A person may be admitted to a hospital as an informal patient on an oral or a written application made by the person to the medical superintendent.
(2) A person under guardianship within the meaning of the Guardianship Act 1987 may be admitted to a hospital as an informal patient on an oral or a written application made by the person's guardian to the medical superintendent that is approved in writing by the Guardianship Tribunal constituted under that Act either before the application is made or as soon as practicable after it is made.