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MENTAL HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT 2015 (NO. 15 OF 2015)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal Act  

   PART 2--GENERAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014

   4.      Definitions  
   5.      What is treatment?  
   6.      Restriction on right to communicate  
   7.      Persons to be notified of restriction on inpatient's right to communicate  
   8.      Duration of an Assessment Order  
   9.      Authorised psychiatrist may make Temporary Treatment Order  
   10.     Expiry of Temporary Treatment Order or Treatment Order if certain other Orders made  
   11.     Application for review of direction to vary Order  
   12.     Matters authorised psychiatrist must have regard to if consenting to medical treatment of patient  
   13.     Application to perform electroconvulsive treatment on a young person  
   14.     Facilities and supplies to be provided to person  
   15.     Monitoring of person in seclusion  
   16.     Monitoring of person on whom a bodily restraint is used  
   17.     Functions of the Secretary  
   18.     Confidentiality obligations applying in respect of information from clinical practice audit or clinical review  
   19.     Authorised psychiatrist may delegate powers and functions  
   20.     Notice of hearing  
   21.     Powers of community visitors  
   22.     Reasonable assistance to be given to community visitors  
   23.     Discharge of person subject to a Court Secure Treatment Order  
   24.     What is a Secure Treatment Order?  
   25.     Making a Secure Treatment Order  
   26.     Discharge of person subject to a Secure Treatment Order  
   27.     Notification and directions following discharge of security patient subject to Court Secure Treatment Order or Secure Treatment Order  
   28.     Definition  
   29.     Section 306 repealed  
   30.     Statement of priorities  
   31.     Power to enter premises, apprehend and take person to or from a designated mental health service  
   32.     Regulations  
   33.      New Part 16A inserted  

   PART 3--GENERAL AMENDMENT TO THE CRIMES (MENTAL IMPAIRMENT AND UNFITNESS TO BE TRIED) ACT 1997

   34.     Report to be prepared and filed  

   PART 4--AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT CHANGES

           Division 1--Mental Health Act 2014

   35.     Department of Health and Human Services  
   36.     Department of Justice and Regulation  

           Division 2--Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997

   37.     Department of Health and Human Services  
   38.     Department of Justice and Regulation  

   PART 5--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   39.     Repeal of amending Act  
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