friend "friend", in relation to a mentally disordered person, means- (a) a person, other than a relative, of or above eighteen years of age with whom the mentally disordered person ordinarily resides (or if the mentally disordered person is for the time being an inpatient in a psychiatric hospital, with whom he last ordinarily resided before he was admitted), and with whom he has or had been ordinarily residing for a period of not less than two years; or (b) a body or an organization recognized by the Minister under subsection (4); ACT 615 - MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2001 2. Interpretation.