Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH (TREATMENT AND CARE) ACT 1994 - SECT 4A

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     s 45 (Communication during detention)

              •     s 55B (Offence—electroconvulsive therapy without consent)

              •     s 55C (Offence—electroconvulsive therapy on 10 or more occasions since consent)

              •     s 55D (Offence—electroconvulsive therapy after consent withdrawn)

              •     s 55I (Offence—electroconvulsive therapy without electroconvulsive therapy order)

              •     s 55J (Offence—electroconvulsive therapy on 10 or more occasions since electroconvulsive therapy order)

              •     s 55K (Offence—electroconvulsive therapy after order consent withdrawn)

              •     s 56 (Offence—electroconvulsive therapy without doctor's consent)

              •     s 57 (1) (Doctor must record electroconvulsive therapy)

              •     s 57 (2)

              •     s 57 (3)

              •     s 58 (Electroconvulsive therapy records to be kept for 5 years)

              •     s 119B (2) (Identity cards for mental health officers).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.