2020年8月11日 · An EEA is the legal mechanism by which a person who’s behavior indicates that they (the person) is at immediate risk of serious harm, which appears to be a result of a major disturbance in the person’s mental capacity, may be taken against their will (involuntarily) to a public sector health service facility, usually a hospital Emergency ...

Read the information below to get a basic understanding of what EEAs are, and of the EEA legislation (Chapter 4A of the Public Health Act 2005). For more detailed information, please refer to the “EEA information for Hospital and Health Services” document which is published on the Queensland Health EEA website.

Objective: In Queensland, where a person experiences a major disturbance in their mental capacity, and is at risk of serious harm to self and others, an emergency examination authority (EEA) authorises Queensland Police Service (QPS) and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) to detain and transport the person to an ED. In the ED, further detention ...

Objective: In Queensland, where a person experiences a major distur-bance in their mental capacity, and is at risk of serious harm to self and others, an emergency examination authority (EEA) authorises Queens-land Police Service (QPS) and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) to detain and transport the person to an ED.

What is an EA? An EA lets a doctor or a certain type of mental health worker called an authorised mental health practitioner (AMHP) examine a person's mental state even if they don't agree to it. This helps the doctor / AMHP decide whether a person needs treatment and support to keep them safe. When to use an EA? EAs are not for emergencies.

The purpose of this information is to support Queensland Health Hospital and Health Service staff to correctly conduct Emergency Examination Authorities (EEAs). Topics summarised include: • Initiating an EEA • Examinations under an EEA, and under associated legislation • Examination outcomes • The transfer of persons while under an EEA

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In Queensland, where a person experiences a major disturbance in their mental capacity, and is at risk of serious harm to self and others, an emergency examination authority (EEA) authorises Queensland Police Service (QPS) and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) to detain and transport the person to an ED.

The Public Health Act 2005 (Qld) (‘PHA’) – amended and in force 5 March 2017 – requires police and ambulance officers to make out an Emergency Examination Authority (EEA) at handover.1 Previously, Emergency Examination Orders (EEOs) were made out under Queensland’s Mental Health Act 2000 (‘MHA’).