MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Act binds Crown

PART 2 -- Terms and concepts

Division 1 -- Definitions and notes  

• 4 Terms used
 
• 5 Notes and examples not part of Act

Division 2 -- Mental illness  

• 6 When person has a mental illness

Division 3 -- Best interests of a person  

• 7 Matters relevant to decision about person’s best interests

Division 4 -- Wishes of a person  

• 8 Matters relevant to ascertaining person’s wishes

Division 5 -- Communicating with a person  

• 9 Language, form of communication and terms to be used

PART 3 -- Objects  

• 10 Objects

PART 4 -- Charter of Mental Health Care Principles  

• 11 Regard to be had to Charter
 
• 12 Compliance with Charter by mental health services

PART 5 -- Decision making capacity and informed consent

Division 1 -- Decision making capacity generally  

• 13 Capacity of adult to make decisions
 
• 14 Capacity of child to make decisions
 
• 15 Determining capacity to make decisions

Division 2 -- Informed consent to treatment  

• 16 Requirements for informed consent
 
• 17 People who can give informed consent
 
• 18 Determining capacity to make treatment decision
 
• 19 Explanation of proposed treatment must be given
 
• 20 Sufficient time for consideration

PART 6 -- Involuntary patients

Division 1 -- When a person will be an involuntary patient  

• 21 Involuntary patient
 
• 22 Inpatient treatment order
 
• 23 Community treatment order
 
• 24 Making involuntary treatment order
 
• 25 Criteria for involuntary treatment order

Division 2 -- Referrals for examination

• 26 Referral for examination at authorised hospital or other place
 
• 27 Person to be taken to authorised hospital or other place as soon as practicable
 
• 28 Detention to enable person to be taken to authorised hospital or other place
 
• 29 Making transport order
 
• 30 Effect of referral on community treatment order
 
• 31 Revoking referral
Subdivision 2 -- Voluntary inpatient admitted by authorised hospital  
• 32 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 33 Effect of admission on community treatment order
 
• 34 Person in charge of ward may order assessment
 
• 35 Revoking order for assessment
 
• 36 Referral for examination at authorised hospital
 
• 37 Revoking referral
Subdivision 3 -- Requirements for referral  
• 38 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 39 No referral without assessment
 
• 40 Time limit for making referral
 
• 41 Form of referral
 
• 42 Providing information contained in referral to person referred
 
• 43 Copy of referral must be filed
 
• 44 Period of referral made under s. 26(2) or (3)(a)
  45. Extending referral made outside metropolitan area  
• 46 Changing place where examination will be conducted
Subdivision 4 -- Conduct of assessment  
• 47 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 48 How assessment must be conducted
 
• 49 Information to which practitioner may have regard
 
• 50 Assessment of person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent

Division 3 -- Examinations

• 51 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 52 Detention for examination on referral made under s. 26(2)
  53. Detention for examination on referral made under s. 36(2)   54. Conducting examination  
• 55 What psychiatrist must do on completing examination
 
• 56 Effect of order for continuation of detention
Subdivision 2 -- Examination at place that is not authorised hospital  
• 57 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 58 Detention for examination
 
• 59 Detention at place outside metropolitan area
 
• 60 Conducting examination
 
• 61 What psychiatrist must do on completing examination
 
• 62 Detention to enable person to be taken to hospital
 
• 63 Making transport order
Subdivision 3 -- Inpatient treatment order authorising detention at general hospital  
• 64 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 65 Treating psychiatrist must report regularly to Chief Psychiatrist
 
• 66 Transfer from general hospital to authorised hospital
 
• 67 Making transport order
 
• 68 Confirmation of inpatient treatment order
Subdivision 4 -- Order for further examination at authorised hospital  
• 69 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 70 Detention at authorised hospital
 
• 71 Conducting examination at authorised hospital
 
• 72 What psychiatrist must do on completing examination
Subdivision 5 -- Examination without referral  
• 73 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 74 Conducting examination
 
• 75 What psychiatrist may do on completing examination
 
• 76 Confirmation of community treatment order
Subdivision 6 -- Conduct of examination  
• 77 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 78 Referring psychiatrist cannot conduct examination
 
• 79 How examination must be conducted
 
• 80 Information to which examiner may have regard
 
• 81 Examination of person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent

PART 7 -- Detention for examination or treatment

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 82 Application of this Part

Division 2 -- Detention at authorised hospital or other place for examination  

• 83 Detention authorised

Division 3 -- Detention at hospital under inpatient treatment order  

• 84 Application of this Division
 
• 85 Terms used
 
• 86 Detention authorised
 
• 87 Period that must be specified in inpatient treatment order
 
• 88 Period for which detention is authorised
 
• 89 Examination before end of each detention period
 
• 90 Changing involuntary inpatient’s status
 
• 91 Transfer between authorised hospitals
 
• 92 Making transport order
 
• 93 Involuntary inpatient to be advised of expiry

Division 4 -- Release from hospital or other place  

• 94 Application of this Division
 
• 95 Person must be allowed to leave
 
• 96 Delivery into custody under another law

Division 5 -- Absence without leave from hospital or other place  

• 97 Persons who are absent without leave
 
• 98 Making apprehension and return order
 
• 99 Operation of apprehension and return order
 
• 100 Period of apprehension and return order
 
• 101 Revocation of apprehension and return order
 
• 102 Return of person to place where apprehended

Division 6 -- Leave of absence from detention at hospital under inpatient treatment order

• 103 Application of this Division
 
• 104 Term used: leave of absence
Subdivision 2 -- Grant, extension, variation or cancellation of leave  
• 105 Granting leave
 
• 106 Extending or varying leave granted
 
• 107 Involuntary inpatient must comply with conditions of leave
 
• 108 Monitoring involuntary inpatient on leave
 
• 109 Changing involuntary inpatient’s status while inpatient on leave
 
• 110 Cancelling leave
Subdivision 3 -- Transport to and from hospital  
• 111 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 112 Making transport order

PART 8 -- Community treatment orders

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 113 Terms used

Division 2 -- Making order  

• 114 Things psychiatrist must be satisfied of before making order
 
• 115 Terms of order

Division 3 -- Operation of order  

• 116 Duration of order
 
• 117 Advice about when and where treatment to be provided
 
• 118 Monthly examination of patient
 
• 119 Supervising psychiatrist may request practitioner to examine involuntary community patient
 
• 120 What supervising psychiatrist may do after examination
 
• 121 Continuation order
 
• 122 Varying order
 
• 123 Making inpatient treatment order or revoking community treatment order
 
• 124 Confirmation of inpatient treatment order
 
• 125 Involuntary community patient to be advised of expiry

Division 4 -- Breach of order  

• 126 When involuntary community patient will be in breach
 
• 127 What supervising psychiatrist must do if order breached
 
• 128 Order to attend if non-compliance continues
 
• 129 Making transport order
 
• 130 Detention at place specified in order to attend
 
• 131 Other action that may be taken if non-compliance

Division 5 -- Transport to hospital  

• 132 Application of this Division
 
• 133 Making transport order

Division 6 -- Supervising psychiatrist and treating practitioner  

• 134 Supervising psychiatrist
 
• 135 Change of supervising psychiatrist
 
• 136 Treating practitioner
 
• 137 Change of treating practitioner

PART 9 -- Notifiable events

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 138 Application of this Part

Division 2 -- Notification of carers, close family members and other personal support persons  

• 139 Right of any carer, close family member or other personal support person to be notified
 
• 140 Person responsible required to notify any carer, close family member or other personal support person
 
• 141 Reasonable efforts to notify carer, close family member or other personal support person
 
• 142 Notification not in person’s best interests
 
• 143 Advising carer, close family member or other personal support person of decision
 
• 144 Revocation of decision

Division 3 -- Notification of other persons and bodies  

• 145 Making, revocation or expiry of involuntary treatment order

PART 10 -- Transport orders  

• 146 Application of this Part
 
• 147 Transport officers
 
• 148 Making transport order
 
• 149 Operation of transport order
 
• 150 Period of transport order
 
• 151 Extension of transport order made under s. 29(1) if referral extended
 
• 152 Extension of other transport orders
 
• 153 Revocation of transport order if referral revoked
 
• 154 Revocation of transport order if no longer needed
 
• 155 Return of person if transport order expires or is revoked

PART 11 -- Apprehension, search and seizure powers

Division 1 -- Apprehension powers  

• 156 Apprehension by police officer of person suspected of having mental illness
 
• 157 Assessment of person arrested
 
• 158 Police must be notified when person leaves
 
• 159 Apprehension of other persons

Division 2 -- Search and seizure powers  

• 160 Term used: approved form
 
• 161 Authorised persons
 
• 162 Search of person while detained or admitted
 
• 163 Conduct of search
 
• 164 Seizure of articles
 
• 165 Record of search and seizure
 
• 166 Dealing with articles seized when person apprehended
 
• 167 Return of articles given to or seized by mental health service
 
• 168 Return of articles given to medical practitioner or authorised mental health practitioner
 
• 169 Approval of forms for use by police officers under this Division

PART 12 -- Exercise of certain powers

Division 1 -- Detention powers  

• 170 Principles relating to detention

Division 2 -- Ancillary powers: reasonable assistance and force and directions  

• 171 Term used: prescribed provision
 
• 172 Reasonable assistance and reasonable force authorised
 
• 173 Duty to obey directions
 
• 174 Other written laws not affected

PART 13 -- Provision of treatment generally

Division 1 -- Voluntary patients  

• 175 Informed consent necessary
 
• 176 Informed consent must be filed

Division 2 -- Involuntary patients and mentally impaired accused  

• 177 Application of this Division
 
• 178 Informed consent not necessary
 
• 179 Patient’s psychiatrist must ensure regard had to patient’s wishes
 
• 180 Requirements for ascertaining patient’s wishes
 
• 181 Record of treatment to be filed
 
• 182 Further opinion may be requested
 
• 183 Request for additional opinion may be refused
 
• 184 Chief Psychiatrist may request reconsideration of treatment

Division 3 -- Treatment, support and discharge planning  

• 185 Application of this Division
 
• 186 Treatment, support and discharge plan
 
• 187 Preparation and review of plan
 
• 188 Involvement in preparation and review of plan

Division 4 -- Provision of treatment to patients of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent  

• 189 Provision of treatment to patient of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent

Division 5 -- Compliance with standards and guidelines  

• 190 Mental health service must comply with standards
 
• 191 Mental health service must take guidelines into account

PART 14 -- Regulation of certain kinds of treatment and other interventions

Division 1 -- Electroconvulsive therapy  

• 192 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): meaning
 
• 193 ECT offence
 
• 194 ECT on child under 14 years prohibited
 
• 195 ECT on child over 14 years who is voluntary patient
 
• 196 ECT on child over 14 years who is involuntary patient or mentally impaired accused
 
• 197 ECT on adult voluntary patient
 
• 198 ECT on adult involuntary patient or mentally impaired accused
 
• 199 Emergency ECT on adult involuntary patient or mentally impaired accused
 
• 200 Report to Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board
 
• 201 Statistics about ECT

Division 2 -- Emergency psychiatric treatment  

• 202 Emergency psychiatric treatment: meaning
 
• 203 Informed consent not required
 
• 204 Record of emergency psychiatric treatment

Division 3 -- Psychosurgery  

• 205 Psychosurgery: meaning
 
• 206 Psychosurgery offence
 
• 207 Psychosurgery on child under 16 years prohibited
 
• 208 Psychosurgery on adult or child over 16 years old
 
• 209 Report to Chief Psychiatrist and Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board

Division 4 -- Deep sleep and insulin coma therapy  

• 210 Deep sleep and insulin coma therapy prohibited

Division 5 -- Seclusion  

• 211 Terms used
 
• 212 Seclusion: meaning
 
• 213 Seclusion must be authorised
 
• 214 Giving oral authorisation
 
• 215 Making seclusion order
 
• 216 Criteria for authorising seclusion
 
• 217 Treating psychiatrist (if any) to be informed
 
• 218 Extending seclusion order
 
• 219 Revoking seclusion order
 
• 220 Release of person on revocation or expiry of seclusion order
 
• 221 Record of seclusion order expiring
 
• 222 Requirements relating to seclusion
 
• 223 Examination of person released from seclusion
 
• 224 Report to Chief Psychiatrist and Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board
 
• 225 Reasonable assistance and force authorised

Division 6 -- Bodily restraint  

• 226 Terms used
 
• 227 Bodily restraint: meaning
 
• 228 Principles relating to use of bodily restraint
 
• 229 Bodily restraint must be authorised
 
• 230 Giving oral authorisation
 
• 231 Making bodily restraint order
 
• 232 Criteria for authorising bodily restraint
 
• 233 Treating psychiatrist (if any) must be informed
 
• 234 Varying bodily restraint order
 
• 235 Revoking bodily restraint order
 
• 236 Release of person on revocation or expiry of bodily restraint order
 
• 237 Record of bodily restraint order expiring
 
• 238 Requirements relating to bodily restraint
 
• 239 Examination of person when released
 
• 240 Report to Chief Psychiatrist and Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board

PART 15 -- Health care of people in hospitals

Division 1 -- Examination to assess person’s physical condition  

• 241 Physical examination on arrival at hospital

Division 2 -- Urgent non-psychiatric treatment for involuntary inpatients and mentally impaired accused  

• 242 Provision of urgent non-psychiatric treatment: report to Chief Psychiatrist

PART 16 -- Protection of patients’ rights

Division 1 -- Patients’ rights generally

• 243 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 244 Rights to be explained to person
 
• 245 Person’s rights to be explained to another person
 
• 246 Person responsible for ensuring explanation is provided
Subdivision 2 -- Access to records about patients and former patients  
• 247 Term used: relevant document
 
• 248 Right to access medical record and other documents
 
• 249 Restrictions on access
 
• 250 Providing access to medical practitioner or legal practitioner
 
• 251 Disclosure by medical practitioner or legal practitioner
Subdivision 3 -- Duties of staff of mental health services toward patients  
• 252 Term used: mental health service
 
• 253 Duty not to ill-treat or wilfully neglect patients
 
• 254 Duty to report certain incidents

Division 2 -- Additional rights of inpatients in hospitals

• 255 Admission by medical practitioner
 
• 256 Confirmation of admission by psychiatrist
 
• 257 Reasons for refusing to admit or confirm admission
Subdivision 2 -- Rights of inpatients generally  
• 258 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 259 Personal possessions
 
• 260 Interview with psychiatrist
 
• 261 Freedom of lawful communication
 
• 262 Restrictions on freedom of communication

Division 3 -- Nominated persons

• 263 Role of nominated person
 
• 264 Effect of nomination
Subdivision 2 -- Right to information, and to be involved in matters, relating to patient’s treatment and care  
• 265 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 266 Rights of nominated person
 
• 267 Responsibility of patient’s psychiatrist
 
• 268 Contacting nominated person
 
• 269 Provision of information or involvement not in patient’s best interests
 
• 270 Advising nominated person of decision
 
• 271 Revocation of decision
 
• 272 Rights in another capacity not affected
Subdivision 3 -- Making and ending nomination  
• 273 Who can make nomination
 
• 274 Who can be nominated
 
• 275 Formal requirements
 
• 276 Only one nominated person
 
• 277 Revocation of nomination
 
• 278 Resignation of nominated person
 
• 279 Notification of revocation or resignation

PART 17 -- Recognition of rights of carers and families

Division 1 -- Role of carers and families  

• 280 Carers
 
• 281 Close family members
 
• 282 Acknowledgment of and respect for role of carers and close family members
 
• 283 More than one carer or close family member

Division 2 -- Information about and involvement in patient’s treatment and care  

• 284 Application of this Division
 
• 285 Rights of carers and close family members
 
• 286 Voluntary patient with capacity to consent
 
• 287 Voluntary patient with no capacity to consent
 
• 288 Involuntary patient or mentally impaired accused with capacity to consent
 
• 289 Involuntary patient or mentally impaired accused with no capacity to consent
 
• 290 Responsibility of patient’s psychiatrist
 
• 291 Contacting carer or close family member
 
• 292 Provision of information or involvement not in patient’s best interests
 
• 293 Advising carer or close family member of decision
 
• 294 Revocation of decision
 
• 295 Rights in another capacity not affected

Division 3 -- Identifying carer or close family member  

• 296 When being admitted or received
 
• 297 While being provided with treatment or care
 
• 298 Person can withdraw consent, or can consent, at any time

PART 18 -- Children who have a mental illness  

• 299 Best interests of child is a primary consideration
 
• 300 Child’s wishes
 
• 301 Views of child’s parent or guardian
 
• 302 Child who is a voluntary patient
 
• 303 Segregation of children from adult inpatients
 
• 304 Off-label treatment provided to child who is involuntary patient

PART 19 -- Complaints about mental health services

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 305 Terms used
 
• 306 Making complaint to service provider or Director of Complaints Office
 
• 307 Divisions 3 and 4 to be read with Health and Disability Services (Complaints) Act 1995

Division 2 -- Complaints to service providers  

• 308 Service provider must have complaints procedure
 
• 309 Prescribed service providers must provide Director with information about complaints

Division 3 -- Complaints to Director of Complaints Office

• 310 Parties themselves may resolve complaint
 
• 311 Things done by or in relation to complainant
Subdivision 2 -- Director of Complaints Office  
• 312 Functions of Director
 
• 313 Directions by Minister
 
• 314 Minister to have access to specified information about Director’s functions
Subdivision 3 -- Right to complain  
• 315 Who may complain
 
• 316 Representative of person with mental illness or carer
 
• 317 Representative must not be paid
 
• 318 Service provider may complain on behalf of person with mental illness or carer
 
• 319 Registration board may complain on behalf of person with mental illness or carer
 
• 320 Who and what can be complained about
 
• 321 Time for complaining
Subdivision 4 -- Initial procedures  
• 322 How to complain
 
• 323 Referral of complaint about excluded mental health service
 
• 324 Withdrawal of complaint
 
• 325 Complainant should try to resolve matter
 
• 326 Complaint that is not to be dealt with by National Board under Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia)
 
• 327 Complaint that is being dealt with by National Board under Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia)
 
• 328 Preliminary decision by Director
 
• 329 Rejection, deferral or referral of complaints
 
• 330 Response by respondent
Subdivision 5 -- Negotiated settlements and conciliation  
• 331 Resolving complaints by negotiation
 
• 332 Conciliation of complaints
Subdivision 6 -- Investigations  
• 333 Conduct generally
 
• 334 Power to require information and records
 
• 335 Warrant to enter and inspect premises
 
• 336 Conciliator cannot investigate
Subdivision 7 -- Consequences of investigation  
• 337 What Director must do on completing investigation
 
• 338 Respondent or other person to report on remedial action
 
• 339 Report not provided or remedial action not taken: report to Parliament
Subdivision 8 -- Other matters relating to investigations  
• 340 Director to stop if other proceedings begun
 
• 341 Minister may refer matters for investigation
 
• 342 Confidentiality

Division 4 -- Miscellaneous matters  

• 343 Reports to Parliament
 
• 344 False or misleading information or documents
 
• 345 Person must not be penalised because of complaint or investigation
 
• 346 Registers: complaints, matters directed to be investigated
 
• 347 Delegation by Director

PART 20 -- Mental health advocacy services

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 348 Terms used

Division 2 -- Mental health advocates: appointment or engagement, functions and powers

• 349 Chief Mental Health Advocate
 
• 350 Other mental health advocates
 
• 351 Functions of Chief Mental Health Advocate
 
• 352 Functions of mental health advocates
 
• 353 Powers generally
 
• 354 Directions to Chief Mental Health Advocate about general matters
 
• 355 Directions to Chief Mental Health Advocate to report on particular issues
Subdivision 2 -- Contacting identified person or person with sufficient interest  
• 356 Request to contact identified person
 
• 357 Duty to contact identified person
 
• 358 Contact on mental health advocate’s own initiative
Subdivision 3 -- Specific powers of mental health advocates  
• 359 Specific powers of mental health advocates
 
• 360 Documents to which access is restricted
 
• 361 Disclosure by mental health advocate
 
• 362 Interfering with exercise of powers
 
• 363 Issues arising out of inquiries and investigations

Division 3 -- Terms and conditions of appointment or engagement

• 364 Terms and conditions of appointment
 
• 365 Remuneration
 
• 366 Resignation
 
• 367 Removal from office
 
• 368 Acting Chief Mental Health Advocate
Subdivision 2 -- Other mental health advocates  
• 369 Terms and conditions of engagement
 
• 370 Remuneration
 
• 371 Resignation
 
• 372 Removal from office

Division 4 -- Other matters relating to mental health advocates  

• 373 Conflict of interest
 
• 374 Delegation by Chief Mental Health Advocate

Division 5 -- Staff and facilities  

• 375 Advocacy services staff
 
• 376 Use of government staff and facilities

Division 6 -- Annual reports  

• 377 Annual report: preparation
 
• 378 Annual report: tabling

PART 21 -- Mental Health Tribunal

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 379 Terms used

Division 2 -- Establishment, jurisdiction and constitution  

• 380 Establishment
 
• 381 Jurisdiction
 
• 382 Constitution specified by President
 
• 383 Constitution generally
 
• 384 Constitution for psychosurgical matters
 
• 385 Contemporaneous exercise of jurisdiction

Division 3 -- Involuntary treatment orders: review  

• 386 Initial review after order made
 
• 387 Periodic reviews while order in force
 
• 388 Involuntary patient for continuous period
 
• 389 Review period may be extended
 
• 390 Application for review
 
• 391 Review on Tribunal’s own initiative
 
• 392 Suspending order pending review
 
• 393 Parties to proceeding
 
• 394 Things to which Tribunal must have regard
 
• 395 What Tribunal may do on completing review
 
• 396 Review of direction given to psychiatrist

Division 4 -- Involuntary treatment orders: validity  

• 397 Application of this Division
 
• 398 Declaration about validity of treatment order
 
• 399 Consequences of declaring treatment order in force to be invalid
 
• 400 Application for declaration
 
• 401 Parties to proceeding
 
• 402 Failure to comply with this Act
 
• 403 Discretion not to decide on validity of treatment order no longer in force

Division 5 -- Review of admission of long-term voluntary inpatients  

• 404 Application of this Division
 
• 405 Application for review
 
• 406 Parties to proceeding
 
• 407 Things to which Tribunal must have regard
 
• 408 What Tribunal may do on completing review

Division 6 -- Electroconvulsive therapy approvals  

• 409 Application of this Division
 
• 410 Application for approval
 
• 411 Parties to proceeding
 
• 412 Things Tribunal must be satisfied of
 
• 413 Tribunal must have regard to Chief Psychiatrist’s guidelines
 
• 414 Other things to which Tribunal must have regard
 
• 415 Decision on application

Division 7 -- Psychosurgery approvals  

• 416 Application of this Division
 
• 417 Application for approval
 
• 418 Parties to proceeding
 
• 419 Things Tribunal must be satisfied of
 
• 420 Things to which Tribunal must have regard
 
• 421 Decision on application

Division 8 -- Compliance notices for non-clinical matters  

• 422 Terms used
 
• 423 Tribunal may issue service provider with compliance notice
 
• 424 Application for service of compliance notice
 
• 425 Parties to proceeding
 
• 426 Compliance notices to be reported on in annual report

Division 9 -- Review of orders restricting freedom of communication  

• 427 Application for review
 
• 428 Parties to proceeding
 
• 429 Decision on application

Division 10 -- Jurisdiction in relation to nominated persons  

• 430 Application for decision
 
• 431 Declaration about validity of nomination
 
• 432 Revocation of nomination
 
• 433 Parties to proceeding

Division 11 -- Review of decisions affecting rights  

• 434 Application for review
 
• 435 Parties to proceeding
 
• 436 What Tribunal may do on completing review

Division 12 -- Procedural matters

• 437 Lodgment of documents
 
• 438 Sittings
 
• 439 Conduct of proceedings
 
• 440 Presiding member
 
• 441 Deciding questions in proceedings
 
• 442 Assistance from persons with relevant knowledge or experience
 
• 443 No fees payable
 
• 444 Each party to bear own costs
 
• 445 Frivolous, vexatious or improper proceedings
Subdivision 2 -- Notice of proceedings  
• 446 Notice of applications
 
• 447 Notice of hearings
 
• 448 Tribunal may request information from SAT about person’s guardian
Subdivision 3 -- Appearance and representation  
• 449 Party is an adult
 
• 450 Party is a child with capacity to consent
 
• 451 Party is a child with no capacity to consent
 
• 452 Tribunal may make arrangements for representation
 
• 453 Legal representation of person with mental illness
 
• 454 Representative must not be paid
Subdivision 4 -- Hearings and evidence  
• 455 Nature of review proceedings
 
• 456 Closed hearings
 
• 457 Conduct of hearing in absence of party
 
• 458 Person chosen by person concerned may be present
 
• 459 Right to be heard
 
• 460 Evidence generally
 
• 461 Oral evidence about restricted information
 
• 462 Summons to give evidence or produce documents
 
• 463 Self-incrimination
 
• 464 Powers in relation to documents produced
 
• 465 Offences relating to evidence and documents
 
• 466 Evidence and findings in other proceedings
 
• 467 Hearings to be recorded
 
• 468 Publication of information about proceedings
Subdivision 5 -- Decisions in proceedings  
• 469 Reasons for decision
 
• 470 Extension of time to request reasons
 
• 471 Giving effect to Tribunal’s decisions

Division 13 -- Rules  

• 472 Power to make
 
• 473 Content
 
• 474 Publication and tabling

Division 14 -- Tribunal members  

• 475 President of Tribunal
 
• 476 Other members
 
• 477 Terms and conditions of appointment
 
• 478 Remuneration
 
• 479 Resignation
 
• 480 Removal from office
 
• 481 Acting members
 
• 482 Delegation by President

Division 15 -- Registrar and other staff  

• 483 Registrar
 
• 484 Functions of registrar
 
• 485 President may give registrar directions
 
• 486 Registry staff
 
• 487 Delegation by registrar

Division 16 -- Annual reports  

• 488 Annual report: preparation
 
• 489 Annual report: tabling

Division 17 -- Miscellaneous matters  

• 490 Seal
 
• 491 Judicial notice of certain matters
 
• 492 Meetings of members

PART 22 -- Review by State Administrative Tribunal

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 493 Terms used

Division 2 -- Jurisdiction  

• 494 Review of decisions of Mental Health Tribunal
 
• 495 Determination of questions of law before Mental Health Tribunal

Division 3 -- Constitution  

• 496 Constitution generally
 
• 497 Constitution for psychosurgical matters
 
• 498 Constitution for determining questions of law

Division 4 -- Procedural matters  

• 499 No fees payable
 
• 500 Appearance and representation
 
• 501 Closed hearings
 
• 502 Publication of information about proceedings

Division 5 -- Appeals to Supreme Court  

• 503 Appeals against SAT’s decisions
 
• 504 Grounds of appeal
 
• 505 Time for appeal or leave to appeal
 
• 506 Certain parties must be represented

PART 23 -- Administration

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 507 Term used: mental health service

Division 2 -- Chief Psychiatrist

• 508 Appointment
 
• 509 Terms and conditions of appointment
 
• 510 Remuneration
 
• 511 Resignation
 
• 512 Removal from office
 
• 513 Acting Chief Psychiatrist
Subdivision 2 -- Functions and powers generally  
• 514 Functions generally
 
• 515 Responsibility for treatment and care
 
• 516 Directions by Minister
 
• 517 Minister may request report about any matter
 
• 518 CEO of Health Department may request report about treatment and care of patients
 
• 519 Powers generally
Subdivision 3 -- Specific powers relating to treatment and care  
• 520 Review of treatment
 
• 521 Visits to mental health services
 
• 522 Offence to interfere with visit to mental health service
 
• 523 Directions to mental health services to disclose information
Subdivision 4 -- Notifiable incidents  
• 524 Application of this Subdivision
 
• 525 Term used: notifiable incident
 
• 526 Reporting notifiable incidents
 
• 527 Action that Chief Psychiatrist may take
 
• 528 Notification of decision to take action
 
• 529 Chief Psychiatrist’s powers of investigation
 
• 530 Notification of outcome of investigation
Subdivision 5 -- Staff and facilities  
• 531 Chief Psychiatrist’s staff
 
• 532 Use of government staff and facilities
Subdivision 6 -- Annual reports  
• 533 Annual report: preparation
 
• 534 Annual report: tabling
Subdivision 7 -- Miscellaneous matters  
• 535 Request for information about patient or person detained
 
• 536 Request for list of mentally impaired accused
 
• 537 Delegation by Chief Psychiatrist

Division 3 -- Mental health practitioners and authorised mental health practitioners  

• 538 Mental health practitioners
 
• 539 Authorised mental health practitioners
 
• 540 Register of authorised mental health practitioners

Division 4 -- Authorised hospitals  

• 541 Authorised hospital: meaning
 
• 542 Authorisation of public hospitals
 
• 543 Patients to be transferred if hospital no longer authorised

Division 5 -- Mental health services approved for electroconvulsive therapy  

• 544 Chief Psychiatrist to approve mental health services

Division 6 -- Approved forms  

• 545 Chief Psychiatrist to approve forms
 
• 546 Publication of approved forms and related guidelines

Division 7 -- Guidelines and standards  

• 547 Publication of guidelines and standards
 
• 548 Application, adoption or incorporation of other documents
 
• 549 Publication on Agency’s website

Division 8 -- Miscellaneous matters  

• 550 Delegation by Minister or CEO

PART 24 -- Interstate arrangements

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 551 Terms used

Division 2 -- Intergovernmental agreements  

• 552 Agreements with other States and Territories
 
• 553 Agreement must be in place
 
• 554 Performance of functions under corresponding laws or intergovernmental agreements

Division 3 -- Transfer to or from interstate mental health service  

• 555 Transfer from hospital to interstate mental health service
 
• 556 Making transport order
 
• 557 Transfer from interstate mental health service to hospital
 
• 558 Transport of interstate inpatient to hospital

Division 4 -- Community treatment orders  

• 559 Treatment interstate under State order
 
• 560 Making transport order
 
• 561 Treatment in State under interstate order
 
• 562 Supervision in State under interstate order

PART 25 -- Ministerial inquiries  

• 563 Appointment of person to conduct inquiry
 
• 564 Powers of investigation
 
• 565 Interfering with investigation
 
• 566 Conduct of inquiry generally
 
• 567 Evidence generally
 
• 568 Summons to give evidence or produce documents
 
• 569 Self-incrimination
 
• 570 Powers in relation to documents produced
 
• 571 Offences relating to evidence and documents

PART 26 -- Information

Division 1 -- Voluntary disclosure of information by public authorities and mental health services  

• 572 Powers of Agency’s CEO
 
• 573 Powers of CEOs of prescribed State authorities
 
• 574 Powers of CEOs of mental health services
 
• 575 Delegation by CEO of prescribed State authority

Division 2 -- Miscellaneous matters  

• 576 Confidentiality
 
• 577 Authorised recording, disclosure or use of information
 
• 578 Receipt and storage of, and access to, information disclosed

PART 27 -- Miscellaneous matters  

• 579 Restrictions on powers of medical practitioners and mental health practitioners
 
• 580 Obstructing or hindering person performing functions
 
• 581 Amendment of referrals and orders
 
• 582 Medical record to be kept by mental health services
 
• 583 Protection from liability when performing functions
 
• 584 Protection from liability when detaining person with mental illness
 
• 585 Relationship with Freedom of Information Act 1992
 
• 586 Regulations
 
• 587 Review of this Act after 5 years

PART 28 -- Repeals  

• 588 Acts repealed
 
• 589 Regulations repealed

PART 29 -- Transitional matters for Mental Health Act 2014

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 590 Terms used

Division 2 -- Administrative provisions

• 591 First Chief Psychiatrist (1996 Act s. 8)
 
• 592 Review of psychiatrists’ decisions about involuntary patients (1996 Act s. 12)
  593. Inspections of relevant premises (1996 Act s. 13)   594. Records of Chief Psychiatrist Subdivision 2 -- Authorised practitioners  
• 595 Authorised mental health practitioners (1996 Act s. 20)
Subdivision 3 -- Authorised hospitals  
• 596 Authorisation of public hospitals (1996 Act s. 21)
Subdivision 4 -- Registrar and staff of Mental Health Review Board  
• 597 Registrar (1996 Act s. 22(a))
 
• 598 Other staff (1996 Act s. 22(b))

Division 3 -- Involuntary patients

• 599 Referral for examination of person (1996 Act s. 29)
  600. Referral for examination of voluntary inpatient (1996 Act s. 30)   601. Personal examination for referral (1996 Act s. 31 and 32)   602. Transport to authorised hospital or other place (1996 Act s. 34) Subdivision 2 -- Examination at authorised hospital  
• 603 Detention of person who is referred at authorised hospital (1996 Act s. 36)
  604. Detention of voluntary inpatient admitted to authorised hospital  
• 605 Examination of person who is referred (1996 Act s. 37 including as applied by s. 30(5))
  606. Order made in respect of person who is referred (1996 Act s. 37 including as applied by s. 30(5)) Subdivision 3 -- Examination at place other than authorised hospital  
• 607 Receival of person at place other than authorised hospital
 
• 608 Examination for purposes of referral made under 1996 Act s. 29(2)(b)
 
• 609 Detention of person for assessment at authorised hospital (1996 Act s. 39 and 40)
  610. Assessment because of order made under 1996 Act s. 39(1)  
• 611 Order made in respect of person detained for assessment (1996 Act s. 40(1)(b))
  612. Transport to authorised hospital (1996 Act s. 41) Subdivision 4 -- Detention in authorised hospital  
• 613 Transfer to another authorised hospital (1996 Act s. 46)
  614. Period of detention specified in order (1996 Act s. 48)   615. Examination of patient within detention period (1996 Act s. 49(1) and 50(1))   616. Order made on examination within detention period (1996 Act s. 49(3) including as applied by s. 50(2))   617. Order made at any time (1996 Act s. 52) Subdivision 5 -- Absence without leave and leave of absence  
• 618 Absence without leave (1996 Act s. 57)
  619. Apprehension of person absent without leave (1996 Act s. 58)   620. Grant of leave (1996 Act s. 59)   621. Monitoring of involuntary inpatient on leave (1996 Act s. 62)   622. Release of involuntary inpatient while on leave (1996 Act s. 63) Subdivision 6 -- Treatment of involuntary patient in community  
• 623 Community treatment order made under general power (1996 Act s. 67)
  624. Confirmation of community treatment order (1996 Act s. 69)   625. Order made on revocation of community treatment order (1996 Act s. 70)   626. Transport to authorised hospital (1996 Act s. 71)   627. Review by supervising psychiatrist (1996 Act s. 75)   628. Extension of community treatment order (1996 Act s. 76)   629. Examination and report by authorised medical practitioner (1996 Act s. 77)   630. Variation of community treatment order (1996 Act s. 79)   631. Notice of breach (1996 Act s. 81)   632. Order to attend if breach continues (1996 Act s. 82)   633. Order for police assistance (1996 Act s. 84)

Division 4 -- Treatment of patients  

• 634 Informed consent (1996 Act Pt. 5 Div. 2)
 
• 635 Psychosurgery: approval already given (1996 Act s. 101)
  636. Psychosurgery: application for approval pending (1996 Act s. 102)   637. Electroconvulsive therapy: course of treatment commenced before commencement day  
• 638 Electroconvulsive therapy: recommendation referred to Mental Health Review Board (1996 Act s. 106)
 
• 639 Other medical treatment that is not psychiatric treatment (1996 Act s. 110)
  640. Second opinion requested (1996 Act s. 111)   641. Dissatisfaction with second opinion (1996 Act s. 112)   642. Seclusion (1996 Act s. 119)  
• 643 Mechanical bodily restraint (1996 Act s. 123)

Division 5 -- Mental Health Review Board

• 644 Appointment to Mental Health Tribunal (1996 Act s. 126 and Sch. 1)
Subdivision 2 -- Reviews and inquiries  
• 645 Initial review after commencement day (1996 Act s. 138)
  646. First periodic review after commencement day (1996 Act s. 139)   647. Application for review pending before commencement day (1996 Act s. 142)   648. Suspension of order or restraint of action pending review (1996 Act s. 143)   649. Board initiated review (1996 Act s. 144)   650. Order that community treatment order be made (1996 Act s. 145(2)(b))   651. Complaints to Board (1996 Act s. 146)  
• 652 Enquiries directed by Minister (1996 Act s. 147)
 
• 653 Final report about activities of Mental Health Review Board (1996 Act s. 148)
 
• 654 Records and proceedings of Mental Health Review Board
Subdivision 3 -- Applications to State Administrative Tribunal  
• 655 Applications for review or determination of questions of law (1996 Act Pt. 6 Div. 2A)
Subdivision 4 -- Appeals from State Administrative Tribunal  
• 656 Appeals to Supreme Court (1996 Act Pt. 6 Div. 3)

Division 6 -- Protection of patient’s rights  

• 657 Interview with psychiatrist requested by patient (1996 Act s. 164)
  658. Personal possessions left at authorised hospital (1996 Act s. 165(3))   659. Order restricting or denying patient’s rights (1996 Act s. 169)   660. Application for review of order restricting or denying patient’s right (1996 Act s. 170)

Division 7 -- Community support services  

• 661 Funding and services agreements (1996 Act s. 174)

Division 8 -- Council of Official Visitors  

• 662 Matters generally
 
• 663 Request for visit by official visitor (1996 Act s. 189)
  664. Exercise of powers by official visitors and panels (1996 Act s. 190)   665. Reports requested by Minister (1996 Act s. 192(2))  
• 666 Final report about activities of official visitors (1996 Act s. 192(3))
  667. Records of Council of Official Visitors

Division 9 -- Other matters under 1996 Act  

• 668 Person taken into protective custody (1996 Act s. 195)
 
• 669 Examination of person arrested (1996 Act s. 196)
  670. Things seized by police officer (1996 Act s. 197)   671. Review of determination of capacity to vote (1996 Act s. 203)   672. Records of patients (1996 Act s. 204)   673. Request for information about patient or person detained (1996 Act s. 205)   674. Inquiries (1996 Act Pt. 10 Div. 5)  
• 675 Rectification of referrals and orders (1996 Act s. 212)

Division 10 -- Miscellaneous matters  

• 676 Transitional regulations
 
• 677 Interpretation Act 1984 not affected
• SCHEDULE 1 -- Charter of Mental Health Care Principles
• SCHEDULE 2 -- Notifiable events