Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
15Involuntary admission on grounds of mental disturbance
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15 Involuntary admission on grounds of mental disturbance grounds of mental disturbance are that: (a) the person does not fulfil the criteria for involuntary admission on the grounds of mental illness or complex cognitive impairment; and (b) the person's behaviour is, or within the immediately preceding 48 hours has been, so irrational as to lead to the conclusion that: (i) the person is experiencing or exhibiting a severe impairment of or deviation from his or her customary or everyday ability to reason and function in a socially acceptable and culturally appropriate manner; and (ii) the person is behaving in an abnormally aggressive manner or is engaging in seriously irresponsible conduct that justify a determination that the person requires