Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MENTAL HEALTH (TREATMENT AND CARE) (NO. 31 OF 1999) - SCHEDULE 1

    SCHEDULE 1     Section 46

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF PRINCIPAL ACT

Section 4 (definition of “psychiatric institution”)—

    Omit “psychiatric” (second occurring), substitute “mental”.

Paragraph 13 (1) (b)—

    Omit “or to be likely to be, because of mental dysfunction, a danger to the community”, substitute “, because of mental dysfunction or mental illness, likely to do serious harm to others”.

Paragraph 14 (1) (b)—

    Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(b)     is or is likely, because of mental dysfunction or mental illness, to do serious harm to others.”.

Paragraph 14 (3) (b)—

    Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(b)     the risk of serious harm to others;”.

Subparagraph 15 (1) (a) (ii)—

    Omit all the words after “offender”, substitute “is or is likely to do serious harm to others”.

Paragraph 15 (3) (b)—

    Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(b)     the risk of serious harm to others;”.

Subparagraph 16 (1) (a) (ii)—

    Omit all the words after “person”, substitute “is or is likely to do serious harm to others”.

Section 24—

    Omit “29”, substitute “26”.

Subparagraph 25 (1) (t) (ii)—

    Omit all the words after “person”, substitute “is or is likely to do serious harm to others”.

Section 32—

    (a)     Omit “paragraph 27 (2) (a)”, substitute “ subsection 26 (1)”.

    (b)     Omit “custodian” (wherever occurring), substitute “chief psychiatrist or care coordinator (as the case requires)”.

Paragraph 33 (1) (a)—

    Omit “paragraph 27 (2) (a)”, substitute “ subsection 26 (1)”.

Paragraph 33 (1) (c)—

    Omit “custodian”, substitute “chief psychiatrist or care coordinator (as the case requires)”.

Subsection 33 (1)—

    Omit “custodian” (second occurring), substitute “chief psychiatrist or care coordinator (as the case requires)”.

Subsection 33 (2)—

    Omit “custodian”, substitute “chief psychiatrist or care coordinator (as the case requires)”.

Section 34—

    Omit “a custodian”, substitute “the chief psychiatrist or care coordinator (as the case requires)”.

Section 35—

    Omit “paragraph 27 (2) (c)”, substitute “ subsection 26 (1)”.

Subparagraph 36 (2) (b) (ii)—

    Omit the subparagraph, substitute the following subparagraph:

    “(ii)     the person is not likely to do serious harm to others;”.

Section 48B (definition of “custodial order”)—

    Omit “paragraph 27 (2) (a)”, substitute “ subsection 26 (1)”.

Subsections 55 (2) and (3)—

    Omit “paragraph 29 (a)”, substitute “ subsection 26 (1)”.

Paragraph 55 (5) (b)—

    Omit “psychiatric”, substitute “mental”.

Paragraph 65 (a)—

    Omit “psychiatric”, substitute “mental”.

Subparagraph 72 (3) (b) (ii)—

    Omit the subparagraph, substitute the following subparagraph:

    “(ii)     the person would be likely to do serious harm to others;”.

Paragraphs 89 (1) (g) and (ga)—

    Omit “psychiatric”, substitute “mental”.

Paragraph 90 (2) (b)—

    Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(b)     the risk of serious harm to others.”.

Paragraphs 94 (h) and (ha)—

    Omit “psychiatric”, substitute “mental”.

Subsection 99 (2)—

    Omit the subsection.

Paragraph 120 (a)—

    Omit “psychiatric”, substitute “mental”.

Subsection 130 (1)—

    Omit “danger”, substitute “harm”.

Section 138—

    Omit “psychiatric” (first occurring), substitute “mental”.

Further amendments—

1. The following provisions are amended by omitting “Director” (wherever occurring) and substituting “chief psychiatrist”:

    Section 35, paragraph 46 (b), section 49 (paragraph (b) of the definition of “responsible person”), subparagraph 51 (d) (v), paragraphs 55 (4) (a) and 60 (a), section 61, subsections 62 (1), (2) and (3) and 63 (1), (2), (3) and (4), section 64, subsections 66 (1), (2), (3) and (4), paragraphs 89 (1) (f) and 94 (g), section 113, subsections 114 (1), (2) and (3), section 115, subsections 116 (1) and (2) and 117 (1) and (2), section 118, subsection 119 (3), section 120 and subsection 132 (2).

2. The following provisions are amended by inserting “or mentally ill” after “mentally dysfunctional” (wherever occurring):

    Section 4 (definitions of “mental health facility”, “mental health professional” and “mentally dysfunctional offender”), sections 7, 8 and 9, paragraphs 11 (a), 16 (1) (a) and 25 (r), (s) and (t), subsection 30 (1), paragraphs 32 (a) and (b), subparagraphs 33 (1) (a) (i) and (ii), paragraphs 35 (a) and (b) and 36 (2) (a), subsections 52 (3) and (4), subparagraphs 70 (1) (b) (i) and (ii) and paragraphs 70 (3) (a) and (b) and 76 (d).

3. The following provisions are amended by inserting “or mental illness” after “mental dysfunction” (wherever occurring):

    Subparagraphs 8 (a) (iii), (v) and (vi), paragraphs 13 (1) (a), 14 (1) (a), 15 (1) (a), 25 (s) and 72 (3) (a).