Mental Health Act 1996 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

Mental Health Act 1996

No. 28, 1996

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 29 September 2018

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015)

NORFOLK ISLAND

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Objects 4. Interpretation 5. Persons not to be regarded as mentally dysfunctional

PART 2 — MENTAL HEALTH TRIBUNAL

6. Mental Health Tribunal 7. Powers 8. Membership 9. Acting membership 10. Termination of appointment 11. Proceedings of the Tribunal 12. Appearance at proceedings 13. Natural justice 14. Evidence 15. Admissibility of evidence in other proceedings 16. Form of orders 17. Obtaining reasons for decisions 17A. Reasons for decisions in respect of referrals by court under Criminal Procedure Act 2007 18. Secrecy 19. Assistance for Tribunal 20. Contempt of Tribunal

PART 3 — EMERGENCY DETENTION AND CARE

21. Apprehension 22. Detention 23. Statement of action taken 24. Examination by doctor 25. Involuntary detention may be authorised 26. Transfer to authorised Australian or New Zealand mental health facility 27. Certain persons to be notified 28. Treatment during detention 29. Orders for release

PART 4 — MENTAL HEALTH ORDERS

30. Mental health orders 30A. Restriction order 31. Mentally dysfunctional persons entitled to apply 32. Applications by other persons 33. Pre-condition to making order 34. Matters to be taken into account 35. Involuntary orders 36. Duration of orders 37. Review, variation and revocation