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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 118 Making of community counselling orders

This legislation has been repealed.

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 118

Making of community counselling orders

118 Making of community counselling orders

(1) The Tribunal, or a Magistrate holding an inquiry under Chapter 4, may, on the application of an authorised applicant, make a community counselling order to be implemented by a health care agency.
(2) The order must nominate the health care agency which is to implement it and require the affected person, at such reasonable times as are stated in the order:
(a) to be present at a specified place, being either the nominated health care agency or the residence of the affected person, and
(b) there receive such medication and therapy, and such rehabilitation and other services, as are provided by the health care agency in accordance with a treatment plan approved by the order.
(3) If a community counselling order has a duration of more than 3 months, the Tribunal or Magistrate must cause a copy of the order to be furnished to the Director-General.