MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO 3 OF 2012) - SECT 4 Section 4 amended
MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO 3 OF 2012) - SECT 4
Section 4 amended(1) Section 4
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(2) Section 4, definitions "Agency", "criteria", Director of Correctional Services , "informed consent", involuntary patient , mental illness", "prison officer , prisoner and treatment
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(3) Section 4
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"authorised officer" means a person holding an appointment as an authorised officer under section 23A.
"behavioural disturbance", see section 6A(3).
"cognitive impairment", see section 6A(2).
"complex cognitive impairment", see section 6A(1).
"corresponding law", for Part 18, Division 2, see section 151.
"criteria", for:
(a) the involuntary admission of a person on the grounds of:
(i) mental illness – see section 14; or
(ii) mental disturbance – see section 15; or
(iii) complex cognitive impairment – see section 15A; or
(b) the involuntary treatment or care of a person in the community – see section 16.
"existing involuntary patient", for Part 6, Division 4, see section 44C(2).
"informed consent", see section 7.
"interstate transfer order", for Part 18, Division 2, see section 151.
"involuntary detention application", see section 129(1A).
"involuntary patient", means a person admitted to an approved treatment facility under Part 6.
"mental health order", for Part 18, Division 2, see section 151.
"mental illness", see section 6.
"participating State or Territory", for Part 18, Division 2, see section 151.
"prison officer" means a person holding or occupying the office of prison officer under the Prisons (Correctional Services) Act .
"prisoner", see section 5 of the Prisons (Correctional Services) Act .
recommendation for psychiatric examination means a recommendation made under section 34.
"treatment", in relation to mental illness, mental disturbance or complex cognitive impairment, means things done in the course of the exercise of professional skills:
(a) to remedy the illness, disturbance or impairment; or
(b) to lessen the effects or the pain and suffering caused by the illness, disturbance or impairment.
"treatment management plan", for Part 6, Division 4, see section 44A.