Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2015 - SECT 205

The care coordinator has the following functions:

        (a)     to coordinate the provision of treatment, care or support to people with a mental disorder in accordance with community care orders made by the ACAT;

        (b)     to coordinate the provision of appropriately trained people for the treatment, care or support of people with a mental disorder who are subject to community care orders;

        (c)     to coordinate the provision of appropriate residential or detention facilities for people with a mental disorder in relation to whom any of the following orders are in force:

              (i)     a community care order;

              (ii)     a restriction order with a community care order;

              (iii)     a forensic community care order;

        (d)     to coordinate the provision of medication and anything else required to be done for people with a mental disorder in accordance with community care orders and restriction orders made by the ACAT;

        (e)     to make reports and recommendations to the Minister about matters affecting the provision of treatment, care or support, control, accommodation, maintenance and protection for people with a mental disorder;

        (f)     any other function given to the care coordinator under this Act.