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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1993 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Repeal of Act

The Mental Health Act 1993 will be repealed by Sch 2 cl 1 of the Mental Health Act 2009.

Legislation repealed by principal Act

The Mental Health Act 1993 repealed the following:

Mental Health Act 1977

Legislation amended by principal Act

The Mental Health Act 1993 amended the following:

Administration and Probate Act 1919

Adoption Act 1988

Aged and Infirm Persons' Property Act 1940

Consent to Medical and Dental Procedures Act 1985

Mental Health Act 1977

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1993

59

Mental Health Act 1993

27.5.1993

6.3.1995 except Sch (cl 1(1))—10.3.1995 (Gazette 2.3.1995 p734)

1994

10

Mental Health (Transitional Provision) Amendment Act 1994

21.4.1994

21.4.1994

1995

26

Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Act 1995

27.4.1995

30.11.1995 (Gazette 30.11.1995 p1500)

2000

4

District Court (Administrative and Disciplinary Division) Amendment Act 2000

20.4.2000

Sch 1 (cl 25)—1.6.2000 (Gazette 18.5.2000 p2554)

2000

34

South Australian Health Commission (Administrative Arrangements) Amendment Act 2000

6.7.2000

Sch 1 (cl 12)—6.7.2000 (Gazette 6.7.2000 p5)

2003

44

Statute Law Revision Act 2003

23.10.2003

Sch 1—24.11.2003 (Gazette 13.11.2003 p4048)

2006

43

Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006

14.12.2006

Pt 56 (ss 155 & 156)—1.6.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1352)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Long title

amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

Pt 1



s 2

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 3



domestic partner

inserted by 43/2006 s 155(1)

1.6.2007

medical agent

inserted by 26/1995 Sch 3 cl 4(a)

30.11.1995

putative spouse

deleted by 43/2006 s 155(2)

1.6.2007

relative

amended by 43/2006 s 155(3)

1.6.2007

spouse

substituted by 43/2006 s 155(4)

1.6.2007

Pt 2



s 4

substituted by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 12(a)

6.7.2000

s 5



s 5(1)

amended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 12(b)

6.7.2000

s 5(2)

amended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 12(c)

6.7.2000

s 7

amended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 12(d)

6.7.2000

s 8



s 8(1)

amended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 12(e)

6.7.2000

s 10



s 10(1)

amended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 12(f)

6.7.2000

Pt 3



s 13



s 13(4)

amended by 26/1995 Sch 3 cl 4(b)

30.11.1995

Pt 4



s 20



s 20(2)

amended by 26/1995 Sch 3 cl 4(c)

30.11.1995

s 21



s 21(2)

amended by 26/1995 Sch 3 cl 4(d)

30.11.1995

s 22



s 22(1)

amended by 26/1995 Sch 3 cl 4(e)

30.11.1995

Pt 6



s 26



s 26(1)

amended by 26/1995 Sch 3 cl 4(f)

30.11.1995

s 27



s 27(3)

amended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 12(g)

6.7.2000

Pt 7



s 28

amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 25)

1.6.2000

s 32

amended by 43/2006 s 156

1.6.2007

Sch

heading substituted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

Div 1

amended by 10/1994 s 2

21.4.1994


deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

Div 2

amended by 26/1995 Sch 3 cl 4(g)

30.11.1995


deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

Div 3

heading deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

cl 6

amended by 10/1994 s 2(b)

21.4.1994


amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

cl 7

amended by 10/1994 s 2(c), (d)

21.4.1994

cll 8—12

amended by 10/1994 s 2(d)

21.4.1994

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—21.4.1994


Reprint No 2—30.11.1995


Reprint No 3—1.6.2000


Reprint No 4—6.7.2000


Reprint No 5—24.11.2003


Appendix—Divisional penalties and expiation fees

At the date of publication of this version divisional penalties and expiation fees are, as provided by section 28A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1915, as follows:


Division

Maximum imprisonment

Maximum fine

Expiation fee

1

15 years

$60 000


2

10 years

$40 000


3

7 years

$30 000


4

4 years

$15 000


5

2 years

$8 000


6

1 year

$4 000

$300

7

6 months

$2 000

$200

8

3 months

$1 000

$150

9


$500

$100

10


$200

$75

11


$100

$50

12


$50

$25

Note: This appendix is provided for convenience of reference only.