South Australian Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1993 - SECT 37

37—Regulations

        (1)         The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by this Act, or as are necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), those regulations may—

            (a)         provide for the management and control of approved treatment centres; and

            (b)         provide for the classification of patients; and

            (c)         provide for the care of patients of the various classes; and

            (d)         prescribe, and provide for the payment and recovery of, fees in respect of accommodation, treatment or other services provided at approved treatment centres; and

            (e)         provide for the recovery of medical practitioners' fees on the medical examination of person apprehended by members of the police force; and

            (f)         provide for the recovery of fees for ambulance services provided in the exercise of powers under this Act; and

            (g)         make provision in relation to the transfer between this State and any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth of persons who are, as a result of mental illness, subject to orders for detention or treatment or who have been apprehended on suspicion of being mentally ill; and

            (h)         provide for the transport of patients from one place to another and for incidental matters; and

                  (i)         prescribe any matter relating to procedure to be adopted under this Act; and

            (j)         prescribe any form to be used for the purposes of this Act; and

            (k)         prescribe a penalty not exceeding a division 7 fine for breach of any regulation.