SCHEDULE 1 - Mental health ser SCHEDULE 1 - Mental health service delivery principles

Section 15 , section 156 , section 162 and section 228

1.   The mental health service delivery principles are as follows:

(a) to respect, observe and promote the inherent rights, liberty, dignity, autonomy and self-respect of persons with mental illness;

(b) to interfere with or restrict the rights of persons with mental illness in the least restrictive way and to the least extent consistent with the protection of those persons, the protection of the public and the proper delivery of the relevant service;

(c) to provide a service that is comprehensive, accessible, inclusive, equitable and free from stigma;

(d) [Schedule 1 Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 171, Applied:25 Sep 2023] to be sensitive and responsive to individual needs including, but not limited to –

(i) needs relating to culture, language, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual preference, sexuality or other personal factors; and

(ii) in relation to patients who are Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders, that there is a recognition of and response to their distinct cultural and identity needs; and

(iii) needs that require recognition of and response to relevant cultural and identity needs generally; and

(iv) needs related to trauma-informed care;

(e) to emphasise and value promotion, prevention and early detection and intervention;

(f) [Schedule 1 Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 171, Applied:25 Sep 2023] to seek to bring about the best therapeutic outcomes, including the use of evidence-based care, and promote patient recovery;

(g) to provide services that are consistent with patient treatment plans;

(h) [Schedule 1 Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 171, Applied:25 Sep 2023] to recognise the difficulty, importance and value of the role played by families, carers, children and support persons of persons with mental illness;