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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2009

Table of Provisions

PART 1--Preliminary

PART 2--Objects and guiding principles

  • 6 Objects
  • 7 Guiding principles

PART 3--Voluntary inpatients

PART 4--Orders for treatment of persons with mental illness

Division 1--Level 1 community treatment orders

Division 2--Level 2 community treatment orders

PART 5--Orders for treatment as inpatient of persons with mental illness

Division 1--Non-compliance with community treatment orders and making of inpatient treatment orders

Division 2--Level 1 inpatient treatment orders

Division 3--Level 2 inpatient treatment orders

Division 4--Level 3 inpatient treatment orders

Division 5--General

PART 6--Treatment and care plans

PART 7--Regulation of prescribed psychiatric treatments

Division A1--Prescribed Psychiatric Treatment Panel

Division 1--ECT

Division 2--Neurosurgery for mental illness

Division 3--Other prescribed psychiatric treatments

PART 8--Further protections for persons with mental illness

Division 1--Patients' rights and protections

Division 2--Community visitor scheme

PART 9--Powers relating to persons who have or appear to have mental illness

PART 10--Arrangements between South Australia and other jurisdictions

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 61 Interpretation
  • 62 Ministerial agreements
  • 63 Requests or approvals relating to actions involving other jurisdictions
  • 64 Powers of South Australian officers
  • 65 Regulations may modify operation of Part

Division 2--Community treatment orders

Division 3--Transfer to or from South Australian treatment centres

Division 4--Transport to other jurisdictions

Division 5--Transport to South Australia

PART 11--Reviews and appeals

PART 11A--Special provisions relating to Tribunal

  • 85 Tribunal must give notice of proceedings
  • 85A Reasons for decisions
  • 85B Representation of person who is subject of proceedings

PART 12--Administration

Division 1--Minister and Chief Executive

Division 2--Chief Psychiatrist

Division 3--Authorised medical practitioners

Division 4--Authorised mental health professionals

Division 5--Treatment centres

PART 13--Miscellaneous

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