Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MENTAL HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO. 32 OF 2016)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Legislation amended  
   4.      Nominated person—functions  
   5.      Entering into advance agreement  
   6.      Making advance consent direction  
   7.      Ending advance agreement or advance consent  
   8.      Assessment order  
   9.      Content and effect of assessment order  
   10.     Time for conducting assessment  
   11.     Person to be assessed to be told about  
   12.     Copy of assessment  
   13.     Definitions—ch 5  
   14.     Psychiatric treatment order  
   15.     Role of chief psychiatrist—psychiatric treatment  
   16.     Powers in relation to psychiatric treatment  
   17.     Powers in relation to community care order  
   18.     Section 79 heading  
   19.     Section 79 (6) (a)  
   20.     Statement of action taken  
   21.     Initial examination at approved mental health  
   22.     Authorisation of involuntary detention  
   23.     Treatment during detention  
   24.     New section 88 (4) and (5)  
   25.     Definitions—pt 7.1  
   26.     Applications for forensic mental health orders—detainees  
   27.     Role of chief psychiatrist—forensic psychiatric treatment  
   28.     Section 103 (8)  
   29.     Action if forensic psychiatric treatment order no longer appropriate—no longer  
   30.     Section 105 (3) (b)  
   31.     Section 105 (3) (e)  
   32.     Action if forensic psychiatric treatment order no longer appropriate—no longer  
   33.     Section 106 (3) (b)  
   34.     Section 106 (3) (e)  
   35.     Powers in relation to forensic psychiatric treatment  
   36.     Content of forensic community care order  
   37.     Role of care coordinator—forensic community care  
   38.     Action if forensic community care order no longer appropriate—no longer person in  
   39.     Section 112 (3) (b)  
   40.     Section 112 (3) (e)  
   41.     Action if forensic community care order no longer appropriate—no longer necessary  
   42.     Section 113 (3) (b)  
   43.     Section 113 (3) (e)  
   44.     Powers in relation to forensic community care  
   45.     Grant of leave for person detained by ACAT  
   46.     Section 119 (8) (c)  
   47.     Revocation of leave granted by ACAT  
   48.     Section 120 (4) (c)  
   49.     Grant of leave for person detained by relevant  
   50.     Section 121 (8) (b)  
   51.     Leave in emergency or special circumstances  
   52.     Section 122 (4) (b), except note  
   53.     Revocation of leave granted by relevant  
   54.     Section 123 (4) (b)  
   55.     Contravention of forensic mental health order—absconding from  
   56.     Section 126 heading  
   57.     Section 126 (8) (a)  
   58.     Disclosures to registered affected people  
   59.     Section 134 (4)  
   60.     Section 134 (7) (c)  
   61.     Meaning of correctional patient  
   62.     Transfer to mental health facility  
   63.     Section 136 (2) to (4)  
   64.     Section 137 heading  
   65.     Section 137 (1)  
   66.     Section 137 (2) (b)  
   67.     Section 137 (3)  
   68.     Section 137 (3) (b)  
   69.     Section 137 (3), note  
   70.     Release etc on change of status of correctional  
   71.     Section 138 (1), note  
   72.     ACAT may return people to correctional  
   73.     Review of correctional patient awaiting transfer to mental health  
   74.     Review of correctional patient transferred to mental health  
   75.     Section 141 (3) (b)  
   76.     Review of correctional patient detained at mental health  
   77.     Section 142 (4) (b)  
   78.     Section 142 (5)  
   79.     New section 142 (6) (c)  
   80.     New section 142A  
   81.     Grant of leave for correctional patients  
   82.     New section 143 (1A)  
   83.     Section 143 (4)  
   84.     Revocation of leave for correctional patients  
   85.     New section 144 (1A)  
   86.     New chapter 8A  
   87.     Application for approval  
   88.     Application to be considered by committee  
   89.     Consent of Supreme Court  
   90.     When ACAT may be constituted by presidential  
   91.     When ACAT must be constituted by more  
   92.     Section 186 (1) (f)  
   93.     Notice of hearing  
   94.     Section 188 (3) (d)  
   95.     Membership of mental health advisory council  
   96.     Powers of entry and apprehension  
   97.     Powers of search and seizure  
   98.     Dictionary, new definition of health director-general  
   99.     Dictionary, definition of psychiatrist, paragraph (b)  
   100.    Dictionary, new definition of relevant director-general  
   101.    Dictionary, new definition of secure mental health facility  
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