sec.198Purpose of ch 7

sec.198 Purpose of ch 7

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the following— the responsibilities of authorised doctors and administrators of authorised mental health services in providing treatment and care to patients; the assessment of patients subject to a treatment authority to decide whether continuation of the authority is appropriate; the authorisation of treatment in the community for involuntary patients; the approval of temporary absences for particular involuntary patients; the appointment of nominated support persons and the recording of advance health directives, enduring powers of attorney and details relating to nominated support persons; the placing of restrictions on the use of electroconvulsive therapy and non-ablative neurosurgical procedures to treat a mental illness; the prohibition of psychosurgery and other treatments.

• (a) the responsibilities of authorised doctors and administrators of authorised mental health services in providing treatment and care to patients;
• (b) the assessment of patients subject to a treatment authority to decide whether continuation of the authority is appropriate;
• (c) the authorisation of treatment in the community for involuntary patients;
• (d) the approval of temporary absences for particular involuntary patients;
• (e) the appointment of nominated support persons and the recording of advance health directives, enduring powers of attorney and details relating to nominated support persons;
• (f) the placing of restrictions on the use of electroconvulsive therapy and non-ablative neurosurgical procedures to treat a mental illness;
• (g) the prohibition of psychosurgery and other treatments.