Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MENTAL HEALTH (TREATMENT AND CARE) (NO. 31 OF 1999) - SECT 31

    Section 55 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (5) (b) all the words after “satisfied” and substituting the following:

“that the administration of the therapy is likely to result in substantial benefit to the person and—

              (i)     all other reasonable forms of treatment that may be available have been tried but have not proved successful; or

              (ii)     it is the most appropriate form of treatment reasonably available.”.