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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 320 Right to receive information under notice

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 320

Right to receive information under notice

320 Right to receive information under notice

(1) This section applies if a person is entitled to receive information about a relevant patient under an information notice.
(2) The chief psychiatrist must ensure the person receives the information mentioned in schedule 1 about the relevant patient.
(3) The information must be given to the person—
(a) for information mentioned in schedule 1 , section 5 —as soon as practicable after the chief psychiatrist becomes aware of the information; or
(b) otherwise—within 14 days after the chief psychiatrist becomes aware of the information.
(4) However, the chief psychiatrist must not disclose under subsection (2)
(a) details about the specific treatment and care provided to the relevant patient, including, for example, the type of medication being given to the relevant patient; or
(b) the address of a place in the community at which the relevant patient is living.
(5) The chief psychiatrist may enter into arrangements with a victim support service to enable the service, on behalf of the chief psychiatrist, to give the information to the person.