Mental Health (Mental Disorder) Amendment Act 1989 (NSW)

MENTAL HEALTH (MENTAL DISORDER) AMENDMENT ACT

1989 No. 101

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.         Short title

1. Commencement

2. Amendment of Mental Health Act 1983 No. 178

SCHEDULE 1 - AMENDMENTS

MENTAL HEALTH (MENTAL DISORDER) AMENDMENT

ACT 1989 No. 101

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 101,1989

An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 with respect to prisoners awaiting committal for trial or trial who are transferred to hospitals under that Act; and for other purposes. [Assented to 15 August 1989]

Mental Health (Mental Disorder) Amendment 1989

The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:

Short title

1.     This Act may be cited as the Mental Health (Mental Disorder)

Amendment Act 1989.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by

proclamatioa

Amendment of Mental Health Act 1983 No. 178

3. The Mental Health Act 1983 is amended as set out in Schedule

1.

SCHEDULE 1 - AMENDMENTS

(Sec. 3)

(1) Section 4 (Definitions):

Section 4 (1), paragraph (b) of definition of "forensic patient":

Omit the paragraph, insert instead:

(b) a person who is detained in a hospital pending proceedings for the person's committal for trial for an offence or pending the person's trail for an offence; or

(2)	Section 119 (Review of forensic patients by the Tribunal): Section 119 (4): After "Crimes Act 1900", insert "or who is detained in a hospital
pending proceedings for the person's committal for trial for an offence or pending the person's trial for an offence".

[Minister's second reading speech made in -

Legislative Assembly on 3 May 1989 Legislative Council on 1 May 1989]