Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts A police officer who
has the custody of a person apprehended under the Mental Health Act may
request an authorised person to take charge of the apprehended person at a
lock-up (but if the authorised person is a contract worker, the lock-up must
be one that is managed under the relevant contract) for the purpose of holding
the apprehended person at the lock-up while arrangements are made for a police
officer to take the apprehended person to a place under the
Mental Health Act 1996 .