24(1)If an involuntary patient is absent from a psychiatric facility without authorization, the patient may be apprehended without a warrant by a peace officer or other person at any time within forty-eight hours after the patient’s absence becomes known to the administrator.

24(2)An involuntary patient who is absent from a psychiatric facility without authorization may be returned within fourteen days after the patient’s absence becomes known to the administrator by any peace officer or other person under the authority of an order on a form provided by the Minister issued by the administrator.

24(3)An involuntary patient who is being returned to a psychiatric facility under this section may be taken to and confined in a place of detention for a period not exceeding seventy-two hours.

24(4)An involuntary patient who has not returned within fourteen days after the patient’s absence has become known to the administrator shall, unless subject to detention other than under this Act, be deemed to have been discharged from the psychiatric facility.

24(5)No person shall wilfully do or omit to do any act for the purpose of aiding, assisting, abetting or counselling an involuntary patient in a psychiatric facility to be absent without authorization.

24(1)If an involuntary patient is absent from a psychiatric facility without authorization, the patient may be apprehended without a warrant by a peace officer or other person at any time within forty-eight hours after the patient’s absence becomes known to the administrator.

24(2)An involuntary patient who is absent from a psychiatric facility without authorization may be returned within fourteen days after the patient’s absence becomes known to the administrator by any peace officer or other person under the authority of an order in the prescribed form issued by the administrator.

24(3)An involuntary patient who is being returned to a psychiatric facility under this section may be taken to and confined in a place of detention for a period not exceeding seventy-two hours.

24(4)An involuntary patient who has not returned within fourteen days after the patient’s absence has become known to the administrator shall, unless subject to detention other than under this Act, be deemed to have been discharged from the psychiatric facility.

24(5)No person shall wilfully do or omit to do any act for the purpose of aiding, assisting, abetting or counselling an involuntary patient in a psychiatric facility to be absent without authorization.