Notice to Director of Mental Health
End of period of imprisonment/detention for
classified patient or on patient’s parole
Mental Health Act 2000 Queensland
Section 98
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Notice is to be given at least seven (7) days prior to the end of the patient’s imprisonment or detention
or on the patient’s parole.
At the end of the patient’s period of imprisonment or detention under the court order or on the patient’s
parole, the patient ceases to be a classified patient unless the patient is awaiting the start or
continuation of proceedings for an offence.
BLOCK LETTERS
Patient’s details
The patient to be
released
Given name/s
Family name
Date of birth
or
Age
Involuntary status
Current treating service
Authorised mental health service
Mark  applicable
box(es)
Note:
more than
one may
apply
Involuntary assessment 
expiry date
or
Involuntary treatment order 
specify
or
Forensic order
specify 
expiry time
In-patient category
Community category
Special Notification Forensic Patient
Yes
No
Classified patient
and/or
Court order (s101(2), 273(1)(b), 337(5)) specify
Notice
Complete applicable
date
Period of imprisonment/detention ends
OR
The patient was paroled on
Administrator
Signature
Print name
Date
To:
/
/
Director of Mental Health
IMPORTANT
On the ceasing to be a classified patient
If the patient is voluntary, the administrator of the authorised mental health service must immediately
release the person.
If the patient is voluntary and is in a high security unit, the administrator of the authorised mental health
service must immediately make arrangements for the patient’s admission to an authorised mental health
service that is not a high security unit.
If the patient is an involuntary patient under an involuntary treatment order and is detained in a high
security unit, the patient may continue to be detained in the high security unit for not longer than three (3)
days. However, the Director of Mental Health may approve the continued detention of the patient in the high
security unit.
dmh.098
version 2
December 2007