MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1993

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 3 Interpretation

PART 2--Administration

Division 1--General

• 4 Delegation
• 5 Objectives

Division 2--Chief Advisor in Psychiatry

• 6 Chief Advisor in Psychiatry
• 7 Functions of Chief Advisor

Division 3--Approved treatment centres

• 8 Declaration of approved treatment centres
• 9 Register of patients
• 10 Particulars relating to admission of patients to approved treatment centres

PART 3--Admission and detention in approved treatment centres of persons who have a mental illness

Division 1--Voluntary admission

• 11 Admission of voluntary patients

Division 2--Detention

• 12 Orders for admission and detention
• 13 Continuing detention orders
• 14 Duty of director of an approved treatment centre in relation to detention orders
• 15 Patients to be given statement of their rights on initial admission
• 16 Transfer of patients
• 17 Leave of absence

PART 4--Treatment of persons who have a mental illness

• 18 Treatment is authorised during initial detention in an approved treatment centre
• 19 Orders for treatment for patients subject to continuing detention orders
• 20 Treatment orders for persons who refuse or fail to undergo treatment
• 21 Revocation of treatment orders
• 22 Prescribed psychiatric treatment

PART 5--Powers of apprehension, conveyance etc of persons who have a mental illness

• 23 Powers of members of police force and ambulance officers

PART 6--Reviews and appeals

Division 1--Reviews

• 24 Review of initial detention orders
• 25 Decisions on reviews

Division 2--Appeals

• 26 Appeals against initial detention
• 27 Representation upon appeals to Board
• 28 Appeals to District Court and Supreme Court

PART 7--Miscellaneous

• 29 Board must give statement of appeal rights
• 30 Neglect or illtreatment
• 31 Offences in relation to authorisations and orders
• 32 Medical practitioner cannot act under Act in respect of relative
• 33 Removing a patient from an approved treatment centre
• 34 Duty to maintain confidentiality
• 35 Prohibition of publication of reports of proceedings
• 36 Protection from liability
• 37 Regulations
• SCHEDULE -Transitional provisions
Legislative history Appendix--Divisional penalties and expiation fees