Suicide Prevention Act 2021 (SA)

South Australia Suicide Prevention Act 2021 An Act to reduce the incidence of deaths by suicide in this State, to establish the Suicide Prevention Council, to provide for the preparation and implementation of suicide prevention plans, to encourage the training of persons and organisations in suicide prevention and postvention, and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Act to bind Crown 5 Interaction with other Acts 6 Power of delegation Part 2—Objects and guidelines 7 Objects 8 Guidelines Part 3—Suicide Prevention Council 9 Establishment of Suicide Prevention Council 10 Terms and conditions of membership 11 Remuneration, allowances and expenses 12 Presiding member 13 Functions and powers of Suicide Prevention Council 14 Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act 15 Procedures of Suicide Prevention Council 16 Committees 17 Delegation 18 Staff and resources 19 Annual report Part 4—Suicide Prevention Plans Division 1—State Suicide Prevention Plan 20 State Suicide Prevention Plan 21 State Suicide Prevention Plan to contain part relating to suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 22 Duty of State authorities in respect of State Suicide Prevention Plan 23 Annual report on operation of State Suicide Prevention Plan 24 Review of State Suicide Prevention Plan Division 2—Certain State authorities to have suicide prevention action plan 25 Certain State authorities to have suicide prevention action plan 26 Annual report on operation of suicide prevention action plans Part 5—Suicide prevention measures 27 Minister may make recommendations relating to suicide prevention 28 Minister may publish details of compliance with recommendations 29 Chief Public Health Officer or Chief Psychiatrist may make recommendations relating to suicide prevention 30 Review of decisions by Tribunal Part 6—Information gathering and sharing 31 Minister etc may require State authority to provide report 32 Minister etc may require information 33 Sharing of information between certain persons and bodies 34 Interaction with Public Sector (Data Sharing) Act 2016 Part 7—South Australian Suicide Register 35 South Australian Suicide Register 36 Chief Executive may require information for purposes of State Suicide Register 37 Access to South Australian Suicide Register Part 8—Miscellaneous 38 Exemptions 39 False and misleading statements 40 Confidentiality 41 Limitation of liability 42 Service 43 Review of Act 44 Regulations Legislative history