Professor Brendan Kelly:

Turning to the amendments, the Minister has proposed that this psychosocial assessment at the point of involuntary admission would occur within the following two working days. We welcome that proposed amendment from the Minister as, if you like, a concession to the reality of the fact, which is that many of these other professions are not available 24-7. For what it is worth, it would be great if they were. It would be wonderful if we had social workers and clinical psychologists rostered for 2:00 a.m. in the emergency department but they are not. The organisation welcomes this amendment in being slightly more realistic about obtaining a psychosocial assessment within two working days.