Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current ActsIn this chapter:
"authorised officer "means—
(a) an authorised ambulance paramedic; or
(b) a doctor; or
(c) a mental health officer; or
(d) a police officer.
"community care service "means a service in the ACT that provides treatment, care or support for a person with a mental disorder who is living in the community.
"corresponding law"—
(a) means a law of another State that provides for the treatment, care or support of a person with a mental disorder or mental illness; and
(b) includes a law of another State prescribed by regulation.
"interstate authorised person "means a person prescribed by regulation.
"interstate community care facility "means a facility in another State that, under a corresponding law, provides treatment, care or support for a person with a mental disorder.
Note See s 9 (Meaning of mental disorder ).
"interstate community care service "means a service in another State that, under a corresponding law, provides treatment, care or support for a person with a mental disorder who is living in the community.
"interstate involuntary treatment order "means an order made under a corresponding law for the involuntary treatment of a person with a mental disorder or mental illness at an interstate mental health facility or in the community.
"interstate mental health facility "means a hospital or other mental health facility in another State to which a person may be admitted under a corresponding law for treatment, care or support for mental illness.
"interstate mental health service "means a service in another State that, under a corresponding law, provides treatment, care or support for a person with mental illness who is living in the community.
"interstate patient "means a person who is subject to an interstate involuntary treatment order.
"mental health service "means a service in the ACT that provides treatment, care or support for a person with mental illness who is living in the community.