Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
Part 3Criteria for involuntary admission and treatment
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Part 3 Criteria for involuntary admission and treatment Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 17 psychiatric assessment, treatment and care that is available at an approved treatment facility; and (c) unless the person receives treatment and care at an approved treatment facility, he or she: and (d) the person is not capable of giving informed consent to the treatment and care or has unreasonably refused to consent to the treatment and care; and (e) there is no less restrictive means of ensuring that the person receives the treatment and care.