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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2015 (NO. 38 OF 2015)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   4A.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

CHAPTER 2--OBJECTS AND IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

CHAPTER 3--RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDER OR MENTAL ILLNESS

CHAPTER 4--ASSESSMENTS

CHAPTER 5--MENTAL HEALTH ORDERS

CHAPTER 6--EMERGENCY DETENTION

   39.     Statement of action taken  
   41A.    Notification of Magistrates Court about emergency detention or release from emergency  
   41AB.   Treatment during detention  
   46.     Order for release  
   47.     Duty to release  

CHAPTER 7--FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH

CHAPTER 8--CORRECTIONAL PATIENTS

CHAPTER 9--ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY AND PSYCHIATRIC SURGERY

   PART 9.1--PRELIMINARY--CH 9

   49.     Definitions  
   50.     Form of consent  

   PART 9.2--ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY

           Division 9.2.1--Administration of electroconvulsive therapy

   51.     When electroconvulsive therapy may be administered  
   52.     Adult with decision-making capacity  
   53.     Adult without decision-making capacity  
   54.     Young person with decision-making capacity  
   55.     Young person without decision-making capacity  
   55B.    Offence—unauthorised administration of electroconvulsive therapy  

           Division 9.2.2--Electroconvulsive therapy orders

   55C.    Application for electroconvulsive therapy order  
   55D.    Consultation by ACAT—electroconvulsive therapy order  
   55E.    ACAT must hold hearing—electroconvulsive therapy order  
   55F.    What ACAT must take into account—electroconvulsive therapy  
   55G.    Making of electroconvulsive therapy order  
   55H.    Content of electroconvulsive therapy order  
   55I.    Person to be told about electroconvulsive therapy order  

           Division 9.2.3--Emergency electroconvulsive therapy orders

   55J.    Application for emergency electroconvulsive therapy order  
   55JA.   What ACAT must take into account—emergency electroconvulsive therapy  
   55K.    Making of emergency electroconvulsive therapy order  
   55L.    Content of an emergency electroconvulsive therapy order  
   56.     Effect of later order  

           Division 9.2.4--Records of electroconvulsive therapy

   57.     Doctor must record electroconvulsive therapy  
   58.     Electroconvulsive therapy records to be kept for 5 years  

   PART 9.3--PSYCHIATRIC SURGERY

   59.     Performance on people subject to orders of ACAT  
   60.     Psychiatric surgery not to be performed without approval or if person  
   61.     Application for approval  
   62.     Application to be considered by committee  
   63.     Requirement for further information  
   64.     Application to be decided in accordance with committee's  
   65.     Consent of Supreme Court  
   66.     Refusal of psychiatric surgery  
   67.     Appointment of committee  

CHAPTER 10--REFERRALS BY COURTS UNDER CRIMES ACT AND CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT

CHAPTER 11--ACAT PROCEDURAL MATTERS

CHAPTER 12--ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 13--PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES

   PART 13.1--PRELIMINARY

   123.    Definitions—ch 13  

   PART 13.2--LICENCES

   124.    Meaning of eligible person—pt 13.2  
   125.    Licence—requirement to hold  
   126.    Licence—application  
   127.    Licence—decision on application  
   128.    Licence—term and renewal of licence  
   129.    Licence—transfer of licence  
   130.    Licence—amendment initiated by Minister  
   131.    Licence—amendment on application by licensee  
   132.    Licence—surrender  
   133.    Licence—cancellation by notice  
   134.    Licence—emergency cancellation  

   PART 13.3--PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES--ENFORCEMENT

   135.    Appointment of inspectors  
   135A.   Identity cards  
   135B.   Powers of inspection  
   135C.   Failing to comply with requirement of inspector  

CHAPTER 14--MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL

CHAPTER 15--INTERSTATE APPLICATION OF MENTAL HEALTH LAWS

   PART 15.1--PRELIMINARY

   139CA.  Purpose—ch 15  
   139CB.  Definitions—ch 15  
   139CC.  Authority to enter into agreements  
   139CD.  Authorised officer and interstate authorised person may exercise certain functions  
   139CE.  Medication for person being transferred  

   PART 15.2--APPREHENSION OF PEOPLE IN BREACH OF CERTAIN ORDERS

   139CF.  Apprehension of interstate patient in breach of interstate involuntary treatment  
   139CG.  Apprehension of person in breach of mental health order or forensic mental health  

   PART 15.3--TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PEOPLE FROM ACT

   139CH.  Interstate transfer—person under psychiatric treatment order or community care  
   139CI.  Interstate transfer—person under forensic psychiatric treatment order or forensic  
   139CJ.  Transfer to interstate mental health facility—emergency  
   139CK.  Interstate transfer—when ACT order stops applying  

   PART 15.4--TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PEOPLE TO ACT

   139CL.  Transfer of interstate patient to approved mental health facility  
   139CM.  Transfer of responsibility to provide treatment, care or support in the community for  
   139CN.  Transfer of person apprehended in another State to approved mental health  

   PART 15.5--INTERSTATE OPERATION OF CERTAIN ORDERS

   139CO.  Mental health order relating to interstate person  
   139CP.  Implementing interstate involuntary treatment order for temporary ACT  

CHAPTER 16--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

CHAPTER 17--MISCELLANEOUS

CHAPTER 18--REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   148.    Legislation repealed  
   149.    Legislation amended—sch 2  

CHAPTER 40--TRANSITIONAL

   PART 40.1--GENERAL

   400.    Definitions—ch 40  
   401.    Transitional regulations  
   402.     Expiry—ch 40  

   PART 40.2--TRANSITIONAL--RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDER OR MENTAL ILLNESS

   403.    Rights in relation to information and communication  

   PART 40.3--TRANSITIONAL--MENTAL HEALTH ORDERS

           Division 40.3.1--Applications

   404.    Application by person with mental illness or mental dysfunction—unfinished  
   405.    Application by chief psychiatrist or care coordinator—unfinished  
   406.    Application by certain other people—unfinished applications  
   407.    Application by referring officers—unfinished referrals  

           Division 40.3.2--Psychiatric treatment orders

   408.    Psychiatric treatment order—in force before commencement day  
   409.    Restriction order with psychiatric treatment order—in force before commencement  
   410.    Chief psychiatrist role—determination in force before commencement  
   411.    Action if psychiatric treatment order no longer appropriate—notice given but not  

           Division 40.3.3--Community care orders

   412.    Community care order—in force before commencement day  
   413.    Restriction order with community care order—in force before commencement  
   414.    Care coordinator role—determination in force before commencement  
   415.    Action if community care order no longer appropriate—notice given but not  

           Division 40.3.4--Other matters

   416.    Forensic mental health orders—people required to submit to ACAT jurisdiction before  

   PART 40.4--TRANSITIONAL--EMERGENCY DETENTION

   417.    Apprehension before commencement day  
   418.    Authorisation of involuntary detention before commencement day  

   PART 40.5--TRANSITIONAL--INTERSTATE APPLICATION OF MENTAL HEALTH LAWS

   419.    Interstate agreements notified before commencement day  
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