Legislation

Section 4 – Admission for assessment in cases of emergency

Introduction

This section authorises very short periods of detention for assessment. Accompanying safeguards are not as extensive as those for mainstream assessment applications under section 2. As a result, detention under this section is to be used sparingly and only in cases of true emergency. Another type of short-term detention (‘holding’ detention) is authorised by section […]

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