Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MENTAL HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT 2020 (NO. 43 OF 2020) - SECT 6

New section 77 (2A)

insert

    (2A)     For subsection (2), a person complies with an order, if—

        (a)     the person consents to receiving treatment at a place other than an approved mental health facility or approved community care facility (a facility ); and

        (b)     the relevant official is satisfied that—

              (i)     the person can be appropriately treated at a place other than a facility; and

              (ii)     the other place is a suitable place for the treatment.

Example—other place

the person's home