12. Discharge by principal officer or psychiatrist

Terms defined in s 2

• patient

  patient

  Defined · s 2

  “patient” means any person who has been detained or is receiving treatment in a psychiatric institution;

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• principal officer

  principal officer

  Defined · s 2

  “principal officer”, in relation to any psychiatric institution, means the chairperson, medical board of the hospital which has been designated as a psychiatric institution or a part of which has been designated as a psychiatric institution (as the case may be) and includes any acting chairperson of the medical board or any person acting in a similar capacity as chairperson, medical board, whether or not that person is known by such designation;

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• psychiatric institution

  psychiatric institution

  Defined · s 2

  “psychiatric institution” means a psychiatric institution designated by the Minister under section 3;

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• psychiatrist

  psychiatrist

  Defined · s 2

  “psychiatrist” means any medical practitioner who is registered as a psychiatrist in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997;

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