Northern Territory Numbered Acts

MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO 8 OF 2007)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Act amended  
   4.      Amendment of section 3 (Objects)  
   5.      Amendment of section 4 (Definitions)  
   6.      Amendment of section 6 (Mental illness)  
   7.      New section 7A  
   7A.     Primary carer  
   8.      Amendment of section 9 (Principles relating to provision of treatment and care)  
   9.      Amendment of section 12 (Principles relating to rights of carers)  
   10.     Amendment of section 13 (Principles relating to rights and conditions in approved treatment facilities)  
   11.     Amendment of Part 3 heading  
   12.     Amendment of section 14 (Involuntary admission on grounds of mental illness  
   13.     Amendment of section 15 (Involuntary admission on grounds of mental disturbance)  
   14.     Amendment of section 16 (Involuntary treatment in community)  
   15.     Amendment of section 17 (Powers and functions of Secretary)  
   16.     Amendment of section 18 (Approved procedures)  
   17.     Repeal and substitution of section 19  
   18.     Amendment of section 21 (Persons-in-charge of approved treatment facilities and agencies)  
   19.     Amendment of section 22 (Authorised psychiatric practitioners)  
   20.     Amendment of section 23 (Designated mental health practitioners)  
   21.     Amendment of section 25 (Voluntary admission)  
   22.     Repeal and substitution of section 26  
   23.     Amendment of section 27 (Admission of persons under guardianship as voluntary patients)  
   24.     Amendment of section 28 (Notification of admission)  
   25.     Amendment of section 30 (Detention for 6 hours)  
   26.     Amendment of section 31 (Powers of ambulance officers to detain for 6 hours)  
   27.     Amendment of section 32 (Request for assessment)  
   28.     New section 32A  
   29.     Amendment of section 34 (Recommendation for psychiatric examination)  
   30.     Repeal and substitution of section 37  
   31.     Amendment of section 39 (Involuntary admission on grounds of mental illness)  
   32.     Amendment of section 40 (On-going examinations)  
   33.     Repeal and substitution of section 41  
   34.     Repeal and substitution of sections 42 and 43  
   35.     Amendment of section 44 (Review of admission)  
   36.     Amendment of section 45 (Interim community management order)  
   37.     Amendment of section 46 (Form of interim community management order)  
   38.     Repeal and substitution of section 47  
   39.     Amendment of section 49 (Form of community management order)  
   40.     Repeal and substitution of sections 50 and 51  
   41.     Amendment of section 52 (Discharge report and consideration of report by Tribunal)  
   42.     Amendment of section 53 (Suspension of community management order)  
   43.     Amendment of section 54 (Treatment after voluntary admission)  
   44.     Amendment of section 55 (Treatment after involuntary admission)  
   45.     Amendment of section 61 (Mechanical means of bodily restraint)  
   46.     Amendment of section 62 (Seclusion of patients)  
   47.     Amendment of section 63 (Non-psychiatric treatment)  
   48.     Amendment of section 64 (Major medical procedure)  
   49.     Amendment of section 66 (Electro convulsive therapy)  
   50.     Repeal and substitution of Parts 10 and 11  
   51.     Amendment of section 87 (Information to be provided to patients)  
   52.     Repeal and substitution of sections 88 and 89  
   53.     Amendment of section 90 (Information on discharge)  
   54.     Amendment of section 91 (Disclosure of information)  
   55.     Repeal and substitution of section 92  
   56.     Amendment of section 93 (Disclosure to representative)  
   57.     Amendment of section 94 (Inclusion of written comments into records)  
   58.     Amendment of section 98 (Restriction or denial of entitlement)  
   59.     Amendment of section 99 (Withholding of certain correspondence)  
   60.     Amendment of section 100 (Internal complaints procedures)  
   61.     Amendment of section 101 (Principal community visitor)  
   62.     New section 101A  
   63.     Repeal and substitution of section 103  
   64.     Amendment of section 108 (Requests to see community visitors)  
   65.     Amendment of section 110 (Community visitors panels)  
   66.     New sections 110A and 110B  
   67.     Amendment of section 111 (Duties of community visitors panels)  
   68.     Amendment of section 112 (Reports by community visitors panels)  
   69.     New section 112A  
   70.     Repeal and substitution of section 113  
   71.     Repeal and substitution of section 116  
   72.     Amendment of section 117 (Confidentiality)  
   73.     Amendment of section 118 (Mental Health Review Tribunal)  
   74.     Amendment of section 120 (Constitution of Tribunal)  
   75.     Amendment of section 121 (Registrar of Tribunal)  
   76.     Amendment of Part 15, Division 2 heading  
   77.     Amendment of section 122 (Review of long term voluntary admissions)  
   78.     Amendment of section 123 (Review of involuntary admissions and community management orders)  
   79.     Repeal of section 124  
   80.     Amendment of section 127 (Appeals)  
   81.     Repeal and substitution of section 128  
   82.     Amendment of section 129 (Hearings)  
   83.     Repeal and substitution of section 131  
   84.     Amendment of section 132 (Access to medical records)  
   85.     New section 135A  
   86.     Amendment of section 136 (Record of proceedings)  
   87.     Amendment of section 139 (Secrecy provision)  
   88.     Amendment of section 144 (Right of appearance and representation)  
   89.     Amendment of section 150 (Interstate mental health orders)  
   90.     Amendment of section 151 (Definitions)  
   91.     Repeal of section 152  
   92.     Amendment of section 154 (Interstate transfer orders)  
   93.     Amendment of section 156 (Secretary may consent to transfer)  
   94.     Amendment of section 160 (Recommendation or certificate not to be signed without examination)  
   95.     Amendment of section 161 (Persons prohibited from signing recommendation or certificate)  
   96.     Repeal of section 163  
   97.     Repeal and substitution of section 166  
   98.     Amendment of section 167 (Transfer of involuntary patients)  
   99.     Repeal and substitution of section 168  
   100.    New Part 20 heading  
   101.    New Part 21  
   102.    Further amendments  
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