Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2015 - SECT 5

The objects of this Act are to—

        (a)     promote the recovery of people with a mental disorder or mental illness; and

        (b)     promote the capacity of people with a mental disorder or mental illness to determine, and participate in, their assessment and treatment, care or support, taking into account their rights in relation to mental health under territory law; and

        (c)     ensure that people with a mental disorder or mental illness receive assessment and treatment, care or support in a way that is least restrictive or intrusive to them; and

        (d)     facilitate access by people with a mental disorder or mental illness to services provided in a way that recognises and respects their rights, inherent dignity and needs; and

        (e)     promote the inclusion of, and participation by, people with a mental disorder or mental illness in communities of their choice; and

        (f)     facilitate access by people with a mental disorder or mental illness to assessment and treatment, care or support as far as practicable in communities of their choice; and

        (g)     support improvements in mental health through mental health promotion, illness prevention and early intervention.