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| SECTION | EFFECTIVE DATE | ||
| 2 | March 29, 2001 | ||
| 17 | September 1, 2001 | ||
Section 2 BEFORE re-enacted by 2001-2-15 effective March 29, 2001 (Royal Assent).
2 This Act does not apply to
(a) the admission of anyone to a Provincial mental health facility or psychiatric unit under section 22, 27, 28, 29 or 30 of the Mental Health Act,
(b) the provision of professional services, care or treatment to anyone detained in a Provincial mental health facility or psychiatric unit under section 22, 27, 28, 29 or 30 of the Mental Health Act, or
(c) the provision of professional services, care or treatment under the Mental Health Act to anyone on extended leave from a Provincial mental health facility or psychiatric unit under section 37 or 39 of that Act.
Section 17(6) to (8) BEFORE amended by 2001-2-16 effective September 1, 2001 (BC Reg 99/01).
(6) A person chosen under section 16 has the right to all the information necessary to make an informed decision under subsection (1) of this section.
(7) Anyone who has custody or control of the information referred to in subsection (6) must disclose that information to the person chosen under section 16.
(8) Subsections (6) and (7) override
(a) any claim of confidentiality or privilege other than a claim founded on solicitor client privilege, and
(b) any restriction, in an enactment or the common law, about the disclosure or confidentiality of information.
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