This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1--Preliminary 1. Short title 3. Interpretation PART 2--Administration Division 1--General 4. Delegation 5. Objectives Division 2--Chief Advisor in Psychiatry 6. Chief Advisor in Psychiatry 7. Functions of Chief Advisor Division 3--Approved treatment centres 8. Declaration of approved treatment centres 9. Register of patients 10. Particulars relating to admission of patients to approved treatment centres PART 3--Admission and detention in approved treatment centres of persons who have a mental illness Division 1--Voluntary admission 11. Admission of voluntary patients Division 2--Detention 12. Orders for admission and detention 13. Continuing detention orders 14. Duty of director of an approved treatment centre in relation to detention orders 15. Patients to be given statement of their rights on initial admission 16. Transfer of patients 17. Leave of absence PART 4--Treatment of persons who have a mental illness 18. Treatment is authorised during initial detention in an approved treatment centre 19. Orders for treatment for patients subject to continuing detention orders 20. Treatment orders for persons who refuse or fail to undergo treatment 21. Revocation of treatment orders 22. Prescribed psychiatric treatment PART 5--Powers of apprehension, conveyance etc of persons who have a mental illness 23. Powers of members of police force and ambulance officers PART 6--Reviews and appeals Division 1--Reviews 24. Review of initial detention orders 25. Decisions on reviews Division 2--Appeals 26. Appeals against initial detention 27. Representation upon appeals to Board 28. Appeals to District Court and Supreme Court PART 7--Miscellaneous 29. Board must give statement of appeal rights 30. Neglect or illtreatment 31. Offences in relation to authorisations and orders 32. Medical practitioner cannot act under Act in respect of relative 33. Removing a patient from an approved treatment centre 34. Duty to maintain confidentiality 35. Prohibition of publication of reports of proceedings 36. Protection from liability 37. Regulations SCHEDULE -Transitional provisions Legislative history Appendix--Divisional penalties and expiation fees