{"id":"suicide-prevention-regulations-2022","name":"Suicide Prevention Regulations 2022","slug":"suicide-prevention-regulations-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":237449,"registerId":"sa-suicide-prevention-regulations-2022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Suicide Prevention Regulations 2022","content":"South Australia\nSuicide Prevention Regulations 2022\nunder the Suicide Prevention Act 2021\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tState authorities\n5\tSuicide prevention action plan—prescribed State authorities\n6\tInformation to be recorded on South Australian Suicide Register\n7\tAccess etc to South Australian Suicide Register\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Suicide Prevention Regulations 2022.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on 5 September 2022.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Suicide Prevention Act 2021.\n4—State authorities\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of State authority in section 3(1) of the Act, a person or body specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette is declared to be a State authority.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of the definition of State authority in section 3(1) of the Act, a person or body specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette is declared to be excluded from the ambit of that definition.\n5—Suicide prevention action plan—prescribed State authorities\nFor the purposes of the definition of prescribed State authority in section 25(9) of the Act, a State authority specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette is prescribed.\n6—Information to be recorded on South Australian Suicide Register\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 35(2) of the Act, the following information is required:\n\t(a)\tmethods used by individuals who have died by suicide in the State;\n\t(b)\tdemographic information about individuals who have died by suicide in the State;\n\t(c)\tsuch of the following information relating to individuals who have died by suicide in the State as may be known to the Chief Executive:\n\t(i)\tany relevant physical or mental health diagnoses;\n\t(ii)\tany previous suicide attempts;\n\t(iii)\tany known stressors;\n\t(iv)\tany substance misuse;\n\t(v)\tany justice contacts;\n\t(vi)\tany prior suicidal intent;\n\t(vii)\tany findings of the State Coroner in relation to the individual's death.\n\t(2)\tPursuant to section 35(3) of the Act, information referred to in subregulation (1) must be provided in a manner and form determined by the Chief Executive.\n7—Access etc to South Australian Suicide Register\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 37 of the Act, the South Australian Suicide Register may only be inspected with the permission of the Chief Executive.\n\t(2)\tThe Chief Executive must grant permission to inspect the South Australian Suicide Register to the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, South Australia Police, the State Coroner, or an individual's treating health service if satisfied that disclosure of information contained in the Register is reasonably necessary to protect the lives of others, or, in the case of the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, is reasonably necessary for the Chief Psychiatrist to perform a function under the Act or the Mental Health Act 2009.\n\t(3)\tThe Chief Executive must grant permission to inspect the South Australian Suicide Register to—\n\t(a)\tthe State Coroner, for the purposes of determining whether or not it is necessary or desirable to hold an inquest; and\n\t(b)\tthe Coroner's Court, for the purposes of an inquest,\nand must, if requested by the State Coroner or the Coroner's Court, provide a report as to specified matters relevant to those purposes.\n\t(4)\tWithout limiting subregulation (2) or (3), the Chief Executive may only grant permission to inspect the information referred to in regulation 6(1)(c) if the Chief Executive is satisfied that—\n\t(a)\tit is reasonably required to lessen or prevent a serious threat to the life, health or safety of a person, or a serious threat to public health or safety; or\n\t(b)\tit is for medical or social research purposes, the research methodology has been approved by an ethics committee, and there is no reason to believe that disclosure of the information would be contrary to a deceased individual's best interests; or\n\t(c)\tin the case of the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, it is reasonably necessary for the Chief Psychiatrist to perform a function under the Act or the Mental Health Act 2009.\n\t(5)\tIn considering whether to approve the disclosure of information for the purposes of subregulation (4)(a), the Chief Executive must balance the right to privacy for the individual and any other persons who may be affected by the disclosure, with the risk of harm should the information not be disclosed.\n\t(6)\tPursuant to section 35(3) of the Act, information contained in the South Australian Suicide Register that has been de-identified may be disclosed for the purposes of reporting to—\n\t(a)\tParliament; or\n\t(b)\tthe Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2022\n76\nGazette 1.9.2022 p5828 \n5.9.2022: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations operationalise the Act by specifying which bodies count as State authorities, which are prescribed for action plans, what data must be recorded on the Suicide Register, and who may access it and on what grounds. They do not expand or remove the Act's substantive powers but allocate implementation responsibilities and administrative discretions to the Minister and the Chief Executive (regs 4–7)."},"complexity_factors":["Ministerial discretion to declare or exclude State authorities by Gazette (reg 4) creates variable scope and administrative reliance on notices.","Prescription of which State authorities must prepare action plans depends on Ministerial Gazette notices (reg 5), adding procedural dependencies.","Detailed categories of personal and contextual data required for the Suicide Register (reg 6) include sensitive health, substance and justice information.","Chief Executive discretion to determine form and manner of information provision (reg 6(2)) centralises operational control.","Access controls rest on Chief Executive permission with statutory criteria and a privacy–risk balancing test for sensitive items (reg 7(2)–(5)), introducing case‑by‑case assessment.","Specified permitted recipients (Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, police, State Coroner, treating health services) and research/ethics conditions narrow but complicate disclosure paths (reg 7).","Interplay with other legislation (Mental Health Act 2009, Coroner functions) requires cross‑agency coordination (reg 7(2),(3),(4)(c))."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out how the Suicide Prevention Act 2021 will work in practice. They let the Minister name or exclude State authorities and prescribe which must prepare suicide prevention action plans (regs 4–5), require specific personal and circumstance data to be recorded on the South Australian Suicide Register (reg 6), and give the Chief Executive control over who may inspect the register and under what conditions, including a privacy–risk balancing test for sensitive information (reg 7).\n\nThey affect State agencies, health services, researchers and the Chief Executive by assigning compliance duties, data‑reporting formats and administrative discretion over access and disclosure."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: operationalising the Suicide Prevention Act 2021 through administrative details (data collection specifications, access protocols, and authority declarations). There is no scope creep beyond the Act's intent."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (7 substantive regulations)","Minimal defined terms (only 'Act' defined in regulation 3)","Straightforward conditional logic in access provisions (regulation 7) with clear 'must' vs 'may' distinctions","No nested exceptions — regulation 7(4) creates additional conditions for sensitive information but operates as a parallel threshold rather than nested complexity","Heavy reliance on primary Act (Suicide Prevention Act 2021) for core definitions and framework, reducing regulatory complexity","Simple administrative mechanisms (Ministerial Gazette notices) rather than complex procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out the practical details for how South Australia's suicide prevention system works under the Suicide Prevention Act 2021. They cover three main areas:\n\n- **Who counts as a \"State authority\"** — The Minister can add or remove government bodies and certain other organisations from this definition by publishing a notice in the Government Gazette (the official public record of government decisions).\n\n- **What information goes on the South Australian Suicide Register** — This register tracks deaths by suicide to help prevent future deaths. The regulations require recording:\n  - How the person died (methods used)\n  - Basic demographic details (age, gender, etc.)\n  - Sensitive health and personal information where known, including mental health diagnoses, previous suicide attempts, stressors, substance use, contact with the justice system, prior suicidal intent, and any coronial findings\n\n- **Who can access the register and when** — Access is tightly controlled. The Chief Executive (the senior public servant running the system) must give permission. Specific rules apply:\n  - **Automatic access** for the Chief Psychiatrist, police, the State Coroner, and Coroner's Court (for inquests)\n  - **Conditional access** for treating health services, but only if sharing the information is needed to protect other people's lives\n  - **Extra safeguards** for sensitive information (health records, mental health history, etc.) — this can only be released to prevent serious harm, for approved research, or for the Chief Psychiatrist's statutory functions\n  - **Privacy balancing test** — the Chief Executive must weigh privacy against harm when deciding on sensitive disclosures\n  - **De-identified data** (with names removed) can be shared with Parliament or the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for reporting purposes\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Families and individuals affected by suicide (through privacy protections)\n- Government agencies involved in mental health, policing, and coronial services\n- Researchers studying suicide prevention\n- The general public (through better-informed prevention strategies)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nSuicide is a leading cause of death in Australia. These regulations create a secure, centralised system for understanding suicide patterns while protecting the dignity and privacy of deceased individuals and their families. The balance between data collection for prevention and strict privacy controls reflects how sensitive this area is."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed. No legislative content was provided — only a website error page was submitted for analysis. Any commentary on scope change would be speculative and potentially misleading."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was provided — the document is a website error page (HTTP 404), not legislation","Impossible to assess structural complexity, defined terms, cross-references, or operative provisions without actual content","Score of 1 reflects absence of analysable material, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"The Suicide Prevention Regulations 2022 (SA) could not be retrieved from the South Australian legislation site (404 error), so no authoritative text or analysis is available here. If in force, they would affect organisations and professionals bound by the Suicide Prevention Act 2021 and matter for compliance with any duties or reporting the Act imposes; obtain the regulations from legislation.sa.gov.au."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/suicide-prevention-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/suicide-prevention-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/suicide-prevention-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/suicide-prevention-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/suicide-prevention-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/suicide-prevention-regulations-2022/documents"}}