Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH (TREATMENT AND CARE) ACT 1994 - SECT 11

    (1)     This section applies if a person (the applicant ) believes on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     the health and safety of another person (the subject person ) is, or is likely to be substantially at risk because the subject person is unable, because of mental dysfunction or mental illness—

              (i)     to make reasonable judgments about matters relating to the subject person's health or safety; or

              (ii)     to do anything necessary for the subject person's health or safety; or

        (b)     the subject person is likely, because of mental dysfunction or mental illness, to do serious harm to others.

    (2)     The applicant may apply to the ACAT for a mental health order in relation to the subject person.    

Note 1     Requirements for applications to the ACAT are set out in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 , s 10.

Note 2     If a form is approved under the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 for the application, the form must be used.