MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES ACT 1998 - SECT 15A Involuntary admission on grounds of complex cognitive impairment

MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES ACT 1998 - SECT 15A

The criteria for the involuntary admission of a person on the grounds of complex cognitive impairment are:

        (a)     the person is an adult who does not fulfil the criteria for involuntary admission on the grounds of mental illness or mental disturbance; and

        (b)     the person     has significant cognitive impairment; and

        (c)     unless the person receives treatment and care at an approved treatment facility, the person:

            (i)     is likely to cause serious harm to himself or herself or to someone else; or

            (ii)     will represent a substantial danger to the general community; or

            (iii)     is likely to suffer serious mental or physical deterioration; and

        (d)     the person is likely to benefit from the treatment and care; and

        (e)     the person is not capable of giving informed consent to the treatment and care; and

        (f)     there is no less restrictive way of ensuring the person receives the treatment and care.