Western Australian Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 189

189 .         Provision of treatment to patient of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent

                To the extent that it is practicable and appropriate to do so, treatment provided to a patient who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent must be provided in collaboration with —

            (a)         Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander mental health workers; and

            (b)         significant members of the patient’s community, including elders and traditional healers.