Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH (TREATMENT AND CARE) ACT 1994 - SECT 55F

    (1)     The chief psychiatrist or a doctor may apply for an order (an  electroconvulsive therapy order ) for the administration of electroconvulsive therapy to a person if—

        (a)     a psychiatric treatment order is in force in relation to the person; and

        (b)     the chief psychiatrist or doctor believes on reasonable grounds that—

              (i)     the administration of electroconvulsive therapy is likely to result in substantial benefit to the person; and

              (ii)     either—

    (A)     all other reasonable forms of treatment available have been tried but have not been successful; or

    (B)     the treatment is the most appropriate treatment reasonably available.

    (2)     The application must be supported by the evidence of a psychiatrist other than the applicant.