Tasmania act

Mental Health Amendment Act 2023

In ForceTAS

Jurisdiction

Tasmania

Act Number

4 of 2023

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act

Plain English Summary

5/10 complexity

This Act implements mainly textual and procedural amendments across many laws by updating authorised versions of those Acts and making targeted wording changes to the Mental Health Act 2013 concerning assessment orders and their form and content. It commences by proclamation.

It affects clinicians, courts, corrections and administrative officers who make or enforce mental-health assessment orders by changing statutory wording and the information required in orders; the instrument is primarily formal and procedural rather than creating new offences, funding or standalone programs.

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What it does

This Act is an omnibus amending instrument that updates multiple existing Tasmanian Acts principally by stating that the amendments have been incorporated into the authorised versions of those Acts, and by making a small number of explicit textual changes to the Mental Health Act 2013. Mechanically the instrument:

Provides a short title, Mental Health Amendment Act 2023 (s 1).
Leaves commencement to proclamation (s 2), so the Act or particular sections commence on dates to be proclaimed.
Divides the bill into Parts that each record that particular amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of a named Principal Act. Parts 2-12 cover a list of Acts: Corrections Act 1997 (Part 2, ss 3-8), Criminal Code Act 1924 (Part 3, ss 9-10), Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 (Part 4, ss 11-25), Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021 (Part 5, ss 26-31), Disability Services Act 2011 (Part 6, ss 32-34), End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 (Part 7, ss 35-36), Justices Act 1959 (Part 8, ss 37-38), Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 (Part 9, ss 39-41), Mental Health Act 2013 (Part 10, ss 42-56, and specific further amendments set out in ss 57-58), Sentencing Act 1997 (Part 11, ss 175-180), and Youth Justice Act 1997 (Part 12, ss 181-185). Each of these Parts contains repeated notifications that "The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of" the relevant Principal Act. Those notifications appear throughout the Bill for each Part (for example, Part 2 after the heading and again as section 3 and following).
Sets out two narrowly expressed textual amendments to the Mental Health Act 2013 (Principal Act) in sections 57 and 58 of this amending Act. Section 57 proposes amendments to section 24 of the Principal Act (Making an assessment order), including the deletion of paragraphs (c) and (d) from subsection (1) (marked as Uncommenced), removal of the words "from the examination" from subsection (1)(e) (marked Uncommenced), insertion of the word "available" after "place" in subsection (3)(b) (this item is not bracketed as Uncommenced), and the omission of subsection (4) (marked Uncommenced). Section 58 proposes amendments to section 26 of the Principal Act (Form and content of assessment order), including replacing "a CCP" with "an" in subsection (1)(a) and omitting paragraph (c) from subsection (2) (the latter marked Uncommenced). Several of these changes are explicitly indicated in the text as Uncommenced.

Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in Mental Health Amendment Act 2023.

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Part 1

Preliminary

Part 1 Preliminary

Short title

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Amendment Act 2023 .

Commencement

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This Act commences on a day or days to be proclaimed.

Part 2

Corrections Act 1997 Amended

Part 2 Corrections Act 1997 Amended

The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Corrections Act 1997 .

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Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended

Part 3 Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended

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Part 4

Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 Amended

Part 4 Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 Amended

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Part 5

Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021 Amended

Part 5 Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021 Amended

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Disability Services Act 2011 Amended

Part 6 Disability Services Act 2011 Amended

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Part 7

End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 Amended

Part 7 End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 Amended

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Part 8

Justices Act 1959 Amended

Part 8 Justices Act 1959 Amended

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Part 9

Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 Amended

Part 9 Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 Amended

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Part 10

Mental Health Act 2013 Amended

Part 10 Mental Health Act 2013 Amended

Principal Act

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Section 24 amended (Making an assessment order)

57 Section 24 amended (Making an assessment order)

Section 24 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

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(a) by omitting paragraphs (c) and (d) from subsection (1) ;

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(b) by omitting from subsection (1)(e) "from the examination";

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(c) by inserting in subsection (3)(b) "available" after "place";

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(d) by omitting subsection (4) .

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Section 26 amended (Form and content of assessment order)

58 Section 26 amended (Form and content of assessment order)

Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subsection (1)(a) "a CCP" and substituting "an";

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(b) by omitting paragraph (c) from subsection (2) .

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Youth Justice Act 1997 Amended

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Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Amendment Act 2023 .

2 Commencement

This Act commences on a day or days to be proclaimed.

Part 2 Corrections Act 1997 Amended

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Compliance with the changes effected by this amending Act requires a sequence of concrete steps targeted to the particular role of the reader , whether a practising lawyer, an agency compliance officer, a clinician implementing assessment orders, a corrections administrator, or a regulator. The Act itself is predominantly a pointer to authorised consolidated statutes; compliance therefore starts with locating the operative text and confirming commencement. Practical steps:

Confirm commencement dates. Because s 2 provides commencement by proclamation and several Mental Health amendments are marked Uncommenced (ss 57-58), first check the Tasmanian Government Gazette and the authorised consolidated statutes for the proclamation dates of the Act and for individual sections. Do not assume the Act or specific items are in force until a proclamation is published.
Consult the authorised versions of each Principal Act named in Parts 2-12. The Bill repeatedly states the amendments "have been incorporated into the authorised version" of each named Principal Act (see, for example, Parts 2-12). For any operational question, refer to the authorised consolidated text for the Corrections Act 1997, Criminal Code Act 1924, Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999, Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021, Disability Services Act 2011, End-of-Life Choices Act 2021, Justices Act 1959, Magistrates Court Act 2019, Mental Health Act 2013, Sentencing Act 1997 and Youth Justice Act 1997.
For Mental Health Act 2013 specific changes, update forms and guidance. Section 57 inserts "available" into s 24(3)(b) and indicates several other deletions marked Uncommenced; s 58 substitutes "an" for "a CCP" in s 26(1)(a) and omits s 26(2)(c) (Uncommenced). Until the precise operative text and commencement dates are confirmed, where your organisation issues assessment orders or maintains templates, prepare draft revised forms pending proclamation but do not replace live forms until the amendments are in force. Once proclaimed, ensure forms match the authorised version exactly.
Coordinate with responsible agencies. If you are a provider or regulator in Corrections, Health, Disability or Courts, notify relevant operational units of the need to review the authorised texts and to prepare for updates to procedures, staff training, IT systems, court forms and registries. For example, corrections and forensic mental health services may need to synchronise procedural changes relating to assessment order processes once the Mental Health amendments commence.
Review subordinate instruments and practice directions. Changes in Principal Acts can require consequential amendments to regulations, court forms, practice directions and policy documents. Undertake an audit of subordinate instruments that reference the amended sections and plan amendments or practice advisories as required.
Liaise with legal counsel where wording is ambiguous. The textual edits are small and could be clarifying or consequential (for example, the insertion of "available" in s 24(3)(b)). If your operations will be materially affected, obtain legal advice on whether the wording changes alter statutory duties or decision-maker discretions.
Check for transitional provisions and savings rules. The Act as supplied contains no transitional rules; if you are handling in-progress matters (for example, ongoing assessment orders), find out whether the proclamation or the authorised version contains transitional provisions. If none exist, consider conservative operational approaches and seek legal advice on any transitional uncertainty.
Update statutory compliance registers and documentation. For organisations that maintain a statute/regulatory-change register, enter the Mental Health Amendment Act 2023, record the Parts and Principal Acts involved, and link to the authorised versions. Note which amendments are Uncommenced and record expected proclamation monitoring steps.
Communicate with external stakeholders. Where clients, patients or service users may be directly affected (for example, persons subject to assessment orders under the Mental Health Act, disability service recipients, or offenders subject to new supervision arrangements), prepare communication plans that explain change timelines once promulgation occurs. Avoid definitive statements about operative law before proclamations are published.
Verify enforcement and penalties in the authorised versions. The amending instrument does not list new penalties, but authorised versions may contain altered enforcement regimes. Check the authorised texts for any changes to offences, penalty levels, or enforcement mechanisms affecting your area of practice.
Archive pre-amendment documents. Keep copies of pre-amendment statutes, forms and guidance to aid interpretation of matters initiated before proclamation. This is particularly important in the absence of express transitional provisions in the amending Act.
Monitor for further legislative or regulatory follow-up. Omnibus amendments often lead to secondary instruments, explanatory materials, or departmental guidance. Track departmental circulars, the Attorney-General's advice, and any explanatory memoranda or policy guidance that accompanies proclamation.

Concretely cite the relevant provisions of the amending Act when documenting compliance changes: s 1 (short title), s 2 (commencement), Part 10 ss 42-58 for Mental Health amendments, and the Parts that reference authorised version incorporation for the other Principal Acts (for example, Part 2 ss 3-8 (Corrections Act 1997), Part 4 ss 11-25 (Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999), Part 5 ss 26-31 (Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021), and so on). This will assist internal auditors and external counsel to trace which statutory texts you relied on when implementing changes.

In sum, compliance is a three-step operational programme: (1) verify commencement and find the authorised consolidated text; (2) assess the practical scope of the textual edits (notably to the Mental Health Act 2013); and (3) coordinate updates to forms, subordinate instruments, training and communications, all while retaining pre-amendment records and seeking legal advice for ambiguous wording.