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Mental Health Act 2016
sec.8Application to person with intellectual disability
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sec.8 Application to person with intellectual disability
To the extent this Act applies to a person who has an intellectual disability— sections 3 and 5 apply in relation to the person as if a reference in the sections to a person who has a mental illness were a reference to a person who has an intellectual disability; and a reference in the Act to treatment and care of a person means a reference to care of the person; and a reference in the Act to recovery of a person means a reference to the rehabilitation, and development of living skills, of the person.
- (a) sections 3 and 5 apply in relation to the person as if a reference in the sections to a person who has a mental illness were a reference to a person who has an intellectual disability; and
- (b) a reference in the Act to treatment and care of a person means a reference to care of the person; and
- (c) a reference in the Act to recovery of a person means a reference to the rehabilitation, and development of living skills, of the person.