Mental Health Act · s 72

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s 72Penalty for improper reception and detention

Subject to section 73, any person who —

(a)

otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any other written law, admits or detains in a psychiatric facility a person who is or is alleged to be a mentally disordered person; or

(b)

for gain, detains in any place, not being a psychiatric facility, any mentally disordered person, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or both.