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Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who permits or abets the escape or attempted escape of any patient is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
Any person employed in, or engaged by, any psychiatric facility who permits or abets the escape or attempted escape of any patient is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.
psychiatric facility
“psychiatric facility” means a Government psychiatric facility or a private psychiatric facility;
psychiatric facility
“psychiatric facility” means a Government psychiatric facility or a private psychiatric facility;