Mental health The compulsory assessment process Step 2: The assessment examination What happens after an application is made to have you assessed? Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 9 The DAMHS or a DAO must arrange an assessment examination…
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Mental health The compulsory assessment process Step 3: Following the assessment examination What happens after the assessment examination? Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 10 After the assessment examination, the health professional making the assessment has to give a…
Mental health The compulsory treatment process Step 4: The first period of assessment and treatment What happens during the first period of assessment and treatment? Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 11 You have to receive treatment for up…
Mental health The compulsory assessment process Step 5: Certificate of further assessment What happens after the first period of assessment? Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 12 The responsible clinician has to examine you and provide a certificate of…
Mental health The compulsory assessment process Step 6: The second period of assessment and treatment What are my rights during this second period of treatment? Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 13 Habeas Corpus Act 2001, s 6 Your…
Mental health The compulsory assessment process Step 7: The certificate of final assessment Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 14 During the second period of assessment, your responsible clinician has to examine you again and provide a certificate of…
Mental health Compulsory Treatment Orders Overview of Compulsory Treatment Orders What is a compulsory treatment order? Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, ss 14, 59, 62 A compulsory treatment order is a court order stating that a person who is…
Mental health The process for making a compulsory treatment order Step 1: Applying for a compulsory treatment order When can a compulsory treatment order be applied for? Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 14 If, during your second period…
Mental health Compulsory treatment orders The effects of a compulsory treatment order What does it mean to be under a compulsory treatment order? Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, ss 59, 62 If you are placed under a compulsory treatment…
Mental health Compulsory treatment orders When a compulsory treatment order ends How long does a compulsory treatment order last? Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, ss 33–35 Compulsory Treatment Orders (both community and inpatient orders) last for up to six…
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