Mental Health Amendment Act 2019
An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 2013
[Royal Assent 8 May 2019]
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Amendment Act 2019 .
This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act, the Mental Health Act 2013 is referred to as the Principal Act.
4. Section 181 amended (Review of treatment order)
Section 181(1) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (f) and substituting the following paragraph:(f) a review need not involve a hearing, but is to be conducted –(i) in the case of a review referred to in paragraph (d) and in respect of which section 47A applies in relation to the patient, by a division –(A) of one member; or(B) of 3 or more members; or(ii) in any other case, by a division of 3 members.
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which it commences.
[Second reading presentation speech made in:
House of Assembly on 17 OCTOBER 2018
Legislative Council on 10 APRIL 2019]