22Definitions

22 Definitions

22 Definitions

In this part—

ACT approved mental health facility means an approved mental health facility within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 2015 of the Australian Capital Territory.

ACT Chief Psychiatrist means the Chief Psychiatrist of the Australian Capital Territory.

administrator, of a Queensland authorised mental health service, means the person appointed under the Mental Health Act 2016 of Queensland, section 332 to be the administrator of the service.

authorised psychiatrist means a person appointed as an authorised psychiatrist under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 of Victoria, section 328.

civil interstate apprehension order means the following orders—

(a) a civil interstate apprehension order, within the meaning of the ACT civil agreement, issued in accordance with that agreement,

(b) an interstate apprehension order, within the meaning of the Queensland agreement, issued, in accordance with that agreement, in relation to a civil patient within the meaning of that agreement,

(c) a civil interstate apprehension order, within the meaning of the South Australian civil agreement, issued in accordance with that agreement,

(d) a civil interstate apprehension order, within the meaning of the Victorian civil agreement, issued in accordance with that agreement.

forensic interstate apprehension order means the following orders—

(a) an interstate apprehension order, within the meaning of the Queensland agreement, issued in accordance with that agreement, in relation to a forensic patient within the meaning of that agreement,

(b) an interstate apprehension order, within the meaning of the Victorian agreement, issued in accordance with that agreement.

interstate agreement means the following agreements relating to the interstate application of mental health laws—

(a) the agreement dated 19 February 2002 made between the Minister and the Minister for Health for Victoria (the Victorian agreement),

(b) the agreement dated 18 November 2003 made between the Minister and the Minister for Health for the ACT (the ACT civil agreement),

(c) the agreement dated 18 March 2009 made between the Minister and the Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse for South Australia (the South Australian civil agreement),