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Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction - Compulsory treatment of patients

36: Requirement to accept treatment

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"You must follow your treatment plan and listen to your doctors and nurses."

Illustration for Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

If you are a patient under the Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017, you must accept the treatment given to you. You have to follow the rules and do what the doctors and nurses tell you to do. You must also listen to the people in charge of your treatment and do what they say, as long as it is fair and follows the law.

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Part 2Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction
Compulsory treatment of patients

36Requirement to accept treatment

  1. A patient must accept the treatment properly given to the patient under this Act.

  2. A patient must comply with every lawful direction given by or on behalf of the responsible clinician or by or on behalf of the manager of the treatment centre in which the patient is detained.