Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · General Provisions
24. Order or certificate
Feedback & supportEvery order or certificate of a designated medical practitioner is evidence of the facts appearing in the order or certificate and of the judgment stated in the order or certificate to have been formed by the person certifying those facts, as if the matters appearing in the order or certificate had been verified on oath.
designated medical practitioner
“designated medical practitioner”, in relation to any psychiatric institution, means a medical practitioner who is working in the psychiatric institution and who is designated by name or office in writing by the Director or such public officer as the Director may appoint, for the purposes of this Act;