6(1)Notwithstanding this or any other Act, but subject to subsection (2), admission to a psychiatric facility may be refused by the authorities at the facility if the immediate needs in the case of the proposed patient are such that hospitalization is not urgent or necessary.

6(2)Authorities at a psychiatric facility shall not refuse to admit to the psychiatric facility a person who is the subject of an order made by a tribunal under section 8.1.

6(3)If admission to a psychiatric facility is refused under subsection (1), the reasons for the refusal shall be communicated immediately to the physician who made application for the admission of the proposed patient.