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16 the Director or protector may direct any other person present to leave that place so that the individual or vulnerable adult (as the case may be) can be assessed without that other person present.

(5) The Director or protector may be accompanied by one or more relevant support persons to assist with the removal of the individual or vulnerable adult under subsection (1)(d), and may use such force as the Director or protector considers necessary to remove the individual or vulnerable adult or to prevent another person from obstructing the removal of the individual or vulnerable adult.

(6) Where an individual or vulnerable adult is removed from a place under subsection (1)(d), the Director or a protector must, as soon as practicable after the assessment of the individual or vulnerable adult, permit the individual or vulnerable adult—
 * (a) to return to the place;
 * (b) to return to the care of a family member or any other person whom the Director or protector considers competent to provide care and protection to the individual or vulnerable adult; or
 * (c) to return to another place, or to the care of a person, as directed by the court under section 7(4).

(7) A qualified assessor who assesses the individual or vulnerable adult under this section must submit a report of the assessment to the Director or a protector.

(8) A person—
 * (a) who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a direction given under subsection (1)(c) or (4); or
 * (b) who obstructs another person from complying with the direction given under subsection (1)(c) or (4) to that other person,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(9) This section is subject to section 7.