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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014

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

              Subdivision 1 -- Person suspected of needing involuntary treatment order  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- Examination at authorised hospital  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary matters  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- Explanation of rights  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- Admission of voluntary inpatients by authorised 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

              Subdivision 1 -- Purpose and effect of nomination  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary matters  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- 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

              Subdivision 1 -- Chief Mental Health Advocate  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- Proceedings generally  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- Appointment, terms and conditions  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- Chief Psychiatrist  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- Referral for examination  

   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

              Subdivision 1 -- President and other members of 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