South Australian Current Acts

SUICIDE PREVENTION ACT 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Act to bind Crown
   5.      Interaction with other Acts
   6.      Power of delegation

   PART 2--Objects and guidelines

   7.      Objects
   8.      Guidelines

   PART 3--Suicide Prevention Council

   9.      Establishment of Suicide Prevention Council
   10.     Terms and conditions of membership
   11.     Remuneration, allowances and expenses
   12.     Presiding member
   13.     Functions and powers of Suicide Prevention Council
   14.     Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
   15.     Procedures of Suicide Prevention Council
   16.     Committees
   17.     Delegation
   18.     Staff and resources
   19.     Annual report

   PART 4--Suicide Prevention Plans

           Division 1--State Suicide Prevention Plan

   20.     State Suicide Prevention Plan
   21.     State Suicide Prevention Plan to contain part relating to suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
   22.     Duty of State authorities in respect of State Suicide Prevention Plan
   23.     Annual report on operation of State Suicide Prevention Plan
   24.     Review of State Suicide Prevention Plan

           Division 2--Certain State authorities to have suicide prevention action plan

   25.     Certain State authorities to have suicide prevention action plan
   26.     Annual report on operation of suicide prevention action plans

   PART 5--Suicide prevention measures

   27.     Minister may make recommendations relating to suicide prevention
   28.     Minister may publish details of compliance with recommendations
   29.     Chief Public Health Officer or Chief Psychiatrist may make recommendations relating to suicide prevention
   30.     Review of decisions by Tribunal

   PART 6--Information gathering and sharing

   31.     Minister etc may require State authority to provide report
   32.     Minister etc may require information
   33.     Sharing of information between certain persons and bodies
   34.     Interaction with Public Sector (Data Sharing) Act 2016

   PART 7--South Australian Suicide Register

   35.     South Australian Suicide Register
   36.     Chief Executive may require information for purposes of State Suicide Register
   37.     Access to South Australian Suicide Register

   PART 8--Miscellaneous

   38.     Exemptions
   39.     False and misleading statements
   40.     Confidentiality
   41.     Limitation of liability
   42.     Service
   43.     Review of Act
   44.     Regulations
           Legislative history
           The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
           follows: