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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

40: Return of patient

You could also call this:

"What happens if you leave your treatment centre without permission and need to be brought back"

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If you are a patient who is supposed to be at a treatment centre, but you leave without permission, an authorised officer can take steps to bring you back. The officer can do what is reasonable to return you to the centre. The officer can even ask the Police for help under section 105 if needed.

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

40Return of patient

  1. If a patient is absent without leave from the treatment centre in which he or she is required to be detained, or is absent from that treatment centre after a period of leave ends, an authorised officer may take all reasonable steps to take the patient back to the treatment centre, including calling for Police assistance under section 105 if necessary.