Tasmanian Numbered Acts

MENTAL HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 4 OF 2023)

- Act 4 of 2023
- Royal Assent 20 April 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - Corrections Act 1997 Amended

   3.      Principal Act
   4.      Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   5.      Section 36A amended (Removal of prisoners and detainees to secure mental health units)
   6.      Section 36B amended (Appeal against direction under section 36A )
   7.      Section 72 amended (Release on parole)
   8.      Section 87C amended (Disclosure of critical health information by health officials)

   PART 3 - Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended

   9.      Principal Act
   10.     Section 348 amended (On adjournment of trial accused may be remanded, &c.)

   PART 4 - Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 Amended

   11.     Principal Act
   12.     Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   13.     Section 21A amended (Breach of conditions on release)
   14.     Section 26 amended (Discharge of restriction orders)
   15.     Section 29 amended (Subsequent fitness for trial of person subject to treatment order or forensic order)
   16.     Section 29A amended (Supervision orders)
   17.     Section 30 amended (Variation or revocation of supervision order)
   18.     Section 31 amended (Apprehension of defendant under supervision order)
   19.     Section 35 amended (Matters to which courts are to have regard)
   20.     Section 39 amended (Power of court to deal with defendant before proceedings completed)
   21.     Section 39A amended (Limitation on making certain orders in respect of youth)
   22.     Section 39B amended (Report of Chief Psychiatrist)
   23.     Section 39C amended (Custody on making of order committing defendant to secure mental health unit)
   24.     Section 41A amended (Authorisation of persons)
   25.     Section 42A amended (Provision of reports to certain persons)

   PART 5 - Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021 Amended

   26.     Principal Act
   27.     Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   28.     Section 5 amended (Reports and examination of offender to whom application under section 4(1) relates)
   29.     Section 11 amended (Reports and examination of offender to whom review application relates)
   30.     Section 26 amended (High risk offenders assessment committee)
   31.     Section 34 amended (Hearing of application)

   PART 6 - Disability Services Act 2011 Amended

   32.     Principal Act
   33.     Section 36 amended (Use of unauthorised restrictive intervention prohibited)
   34.     Section 50 amended (Sharing of information)

   PART 7 - End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 Amended

   35.     Principal Act
   36.     Section 117 amended (Commission to approve voluntary assisted dying training courses)

   PART 8 - Justices Act 1959 Amended

   37.     Principal Act
   38.     Section 47 amended (Place of committal when defendant on remand)

   PART 9 - Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 Amended

   39.     Principal Act
   40.     Section 34 amended (Committing defendant on remand to secure mental health unit)
   41.     Section 35 amended (Variation or revocation of order committing defendant to secure mental health unit)

   PART 10 - Mental Health Act 2013 Amended

   42.     Principal Act
   43.     Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   44.     Section 4 amended (Meaning of mental illness)
   45.     Section 6 amended (Meaning of treatment)
   46.     Section 8 amended (Meaning of informed consent to assessment or treatment)
   47.     Section 9 amended (Informed consent for child who lacks capacity to decide on own assessment or treatment)
   48.     Chapter 2, Part 1: Heading amended
   49.     Section 15 substituted
   50.     Chapter 2, Part 2: Heading amended
   51.     Section 17 amended (Power to temporarily detain person for assessment)
   52.     Section 18 amended (Handover of person temporarily detained for assessment)
   53.     Section 19 amended (Dealing with person while temporarily detained)
   54.     Section 20 substituted
   55.     Section 21 amended (Records, &c.)
   56.     Section 23 repealed
   57.     Section 24 amended (Making an assessment order)
   58.     Section 26 amended (Form and content of assessment order)
   59.     Section 27 amended (Effect of assessment order)
   60.     Section 29 amended (Action to be taken by medical practitioner on making assessment order)
   61.     Section 32 amended (Affirmation or discharge of assessment order)
   62.     Section 33 amended (Action to be taken by medical practitioner on affirming assessment order)
   63.     Section 35 amended (Discharge of assessment order by medical practitioner or Tribunal)
   64.     Section 42 amended (Effect of treatment order)
   65.     Section 45 amended (Action to be taken by Tribunal on making treatment order)
   66.     Section 47 amended (Failure to comply with treatment order)
   67.     Section 47A amended (Admission to prevent possible harm)
   68.     Section 48 amended (Renewal of treatment order)
   69.     Section 49 amended (Discharge of treatment order by medical practitioner or Tribunal)
   70.     Section 51 amended (Requirement for treatment plan)
   71.     Section 52 amended (Form of treatment plan)
   72.     Section 53 amended (Preparation of treatment plan)
   73.     Section 54 amended (Variation of treatment plan)
   74.     Section 55 amended (Urgent circumstances treatment)
   75.     Section 56 amended (Seclusion)
   76.     Section 57 amended (Restraint)
   77.     Section 58 amended (Records, &c.)
   78.     Section 59 amended (Transfer of involuntary patients between approved hospitals)
   79.     Section 60 amended (Leave of absence from approved hospital)
   80.     Section 61 amended (Absence from approved hospital without leave or in breach of condition, &c.)
   81.     Chapter 2, Part 3, Division 7 repealed
   82.     Section 63 amended (Admission)
   83.     Section 64 amended (Admissions procedure, extensions and transfer)
   84.     Section 65 amended (Period of detention)
   85.     Section 65A amended (Renewal of treatment order for patient in SMHU)
   86.     Section 67 amended (Leave of absence for involuntary SMHU patient)
   87.     Section 69 amended (Period of detention)
   88.     Section 70 amended (Certain forensic patients may request return to prison, &c.)
   89.     Section 72 amended (Transfer of forensic patients between SMHUs)
   90.     Section 73 amended (Transfer of forensic patients to hospitals, &c.)
   91.     Section 75 amended (Return of forensic patient in Tasmania to SMHU)
   92.     Section 77 amended (Definitions for this Division)
   93.     Section 78 amended (When leave of absence for forensic patients subject to restriction orders may be granted)
   94.     Section 79 amended (Extension, variation and cancellation of leave of absence)
   95.     Section 80 amended (Victims to be notified of leave of absence of patient)
   96.     Section 81 amended (Definitions for this Division)
   97.     Section 82 amended (When leave of absence for forensic patients not subject to restriction orders may be granted)
   98.     Section 83 amended (Extension, variation and cancellation of leave of absence)
   99.     Section 84 amended (Victims to be notified of leave of absence of patient)
   100.    Section 85 amended (Interpretation of Part)
   101.    Section 87 amended (Urgent circumstances treatment)
   102.    Section 88 amended (Authorisation of treatment by Tribunal)
   103.    Section 91 amended (Interim authorisation of treatment by Tribunal member)
   104.    Section 92 amended (Interpretation of Division)
   105.    Section 94 amended (Seclusion)
   106.    Section 95 amended (Restraint)
   107.    Section 96 amended (Records, &c.)
   108.    Section 98 amended (Privileged visitors, callers and correspondents)
   109.    Section 100 amended (Visitor identity)
   110.    Section 105 amended (Police visits)
   111.    Chapter 2, Part 5, Division 6 repealed
   112.    Section 109 amended (Authorisation of persons)
   113.    Section 110 amended (Screening of persons seeking entry to SMHU)
   114.    Section 111 amended (Searches)
   115.    Section 112 amended (Seizure)
   116.    Section 113 amended (Certain things not to be brought into SMHU)
   117.    Section 114 amended (Records, &c.)
   118.    Section 116 amended (Bringing patients before courts)
   119.    Section 117 amended (Presence at taking of certain depositions)
   120.    Section 118 amended (Court may proceed in absence of forensic patient, &c.)
   121.    Section 119 amended (Notifying victims of final release, &c.)
   122.    Section 125 amended (Clinical restriction on authorisation of special psychiatric treatment)
   123.    Section 127 amended (Tribunal obligations regarding authorisations)
   124.    Section 128 amended (Records, &c.)
   125.    Section 129 amended (Statements of rights on admission and discharge)
   126.    Section 132 amended (Withholding, &c., of information by mental health authorities)
   127.    Section 133 amended (Publication of sensitive information about patients)
   128.    Section 134 amended (Disclosure of confidential, &c., information about patients)
   129.    Section 136 amended (Monthly reports on voluntary inpatients)
   130.    Section 138 amended (Medical practitioners and nurses)
   131.    Section 139 amended (Mental health officers)
   132.    Chapter 3, Part 1: Heading amended
   133.    Section 143 amended (Chief Psychiatrist)
   134.    Section 144 repealed
   135.    Section 145 amended (Term of office)
   136.    Section 146 amended (Functions and powers)
   137.    Section 147 amended (Power of direct intervention)
   138.    Section 148 amended (Independence)
   139.    Section 149 amended (Delegation)
   140.    Section 150 amended (Reporting)
   141.    Section 151 amended (Clinical guidelines)
   142.    Section 152 amended (Standing orders)
   143.    Section 153 amended (Matters common to clinical guidelines and standing orders)
   144.    Section 155 amended (Appointment)
   145.    Section 156 amended (Functions of Principal Official Visitor)
   146.    Section 157 amended (Functions of Official Visitors)
   147.    Section 158 amended (Delegation)
   148.    Section 161 amended (Complaints)
   149.    Section 163 amended (Obligation of officials to assist Official Visitors, &c.)
   150.    Section 165 amended (Operational and monthly reporting, &c.)
   151.    Section 179 amended (The Tribunal's review function)
   152.    Section 180 amended (Review of assessment order)
   153.    Section 181 amended (Review of treatment order)
   154.    Section 182 amended (Review of involuntary admission to SMHU)
   155.    Section 183 amended (Review of refusal to return forensic patient to external custodian)
   156.    Section 186 amended (Review of urgent circumstances treatment)
   157.    Section 192A amended (Tribunal to review forensic patient's treatment authorisation)
   158.    Section 194 amended (General powers, &c., on review)
   159.    Section 203 amended (Operation of interstate transfer agreements)
   160.    Section 208 amended (Apprehension, &c., of involuntary patients, &c., from interstate)
   161.    Section 210 amended (Apprehension of persons under supervision orders found interstate)
   162.    Section 211 amended (Remote medical procedures)
   163.    Section 212 amended (Special powers of ambulance officers and medical practitioners acting as MHO)
   164.    Section 215 amended (Obstruction of persons discharging responsibilities under Act, &c.)
   165.    Section 218 amended (Immunities)
   166.    Section 222 amended (Conflicts of interest)
   167.    Section 224 amended (Correction of orders, &c., where validity not affected)
   168.    Section 224A amended (Correction of orders, &c., where validity affected)
   169.    Section 227 amended (Regulations)
   170.    Section 229 repealed
   171.    Schedule 1 amended (Mental health service delivery principles)
   172.    Schedule 2 amended (Custody and escort provisions)
   173.    Schedule 4 amended (Proceedings of Tribunal)
   174.    Schedule 5 amended (Official Visitors)

   PART 11 - Sentencing Act 1997 Amended

   175.    Principal Act
   176.    Section 4 amended (Interpretation)
   177.    Section 72 amended (Court may make assessment order)
   178.    Section 75 amended (Treatment order, supervision order and restriction order)
   179.    Section 77A amended (What is a supervision order?)
   180.    Section 78 amended (Custody of admitted person)

   PART 12 - Youth Justice Act 1997 Amended

   181.    Principal Act
   182.    Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   183.    Section 105 amended (Adjournment to determine mental health or disability of youth)
   184.    Section 134A amended (Removal of detainee to secure mental health unit)
   185.    Section 134B amended (Appeal against direction under section 134A )