Victorian Consolidated Regulations

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Definitions  

   PART 2--TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS

   5.      Application for review of direction  
   6.      Second psychiatric opinion  
   7.      Directions by chief psychiatrist  
   8.      Direction by chief psychiatrist under section 129  
   9.      Investigation by chief psychiatrist  
   10.     Leave  
   11.     Clinical reviews  
   12.     Standards, guidelines and practice directions  
   13.     Clinical practice audits  
   14.     Contractors  
   15.     Delegation by chief psychiatrist  
   16.     Identity cards  
   17.     Emergency declaration of designated mental health service  
   18.     Appointment of authorised psychiatrist  
   19.     Delegation by authorised psychiatrist under section 151(1) of the old Act  
   20.     Delegation by authorised psychiatrist under section 151(2) of the old Act  
   21.     Members of Mental Health Tribunal  
   22.     Proceedings before Mental Health Tribunal  
   23.     Notices to Mental Health Tribunal  
   24.     Determinations of Mental Health Tribunal  
   25.     Secrecy—Tribunal  
   26.     Review by VCAT  
   27.     Register of proceedings  
   28.     Secrecy—community visitors  
   29.     Investigation and report  
   30.     Complaints  
   31.     Compliance notices and undertakings  
   32.     Custody of records  
   33.     Disclosure of information—Commissioner and staff  
   34.     Secure treatment orders  
   35.     Transfer of security patient or forensic patient to another approved mental health service  
   36.     Security conditions  
   37.     Warrants  
   38.     Orders of Magistrates' Court relating to interstate security patients  
   39.     Corresponding laws and orders  
   40.     Ministerial agreements  
   41.     Transfer of persons from Victoria  
   42.     Taking person from interstate for assessment  
   43.     Transfer of responsibility for treatment of person to interstate mental health facility  
   44.     Taking person to interstate mental health facility  
   45.     Interstate transfer of treatment order  
   46.     Interstate transfer order  
   47.     Ministerial guidelines  
   48.     Ministerial directions  
   49.     Person subject to interstate order taken to Victoria  
   50.     Taking a person absent from interstate mental health facility into care and control  
   51.     Taking a person absent from designated mental health service into care and control  
   52.     Institute appointments and employment  
   53.     Consent to disclosure of health information  
   54.     Codes of Practice  
   55.     Delegation by Board of Centre  
   56.     Delegation by Directors of Centre  
   57.     Revocation  
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