Mental Treatment Act 1917 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

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ANNO SEPTIMO

GEORGII QUINTI REGIS,

XXIX.

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No. 9 of 1917.

AN ACT to facilitate the Treatment of Mental Disorder of recent origin arising from Wounds, Shock, and other causes.

[Assented to 28th, March, i9i7.]

B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by andLegislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Par-with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and liament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1.    This Act may be cited as the Mental Treatment Act, 1917, Short title.

and shall be read as one with the Lunacy Act, 1903.

2.    (1.) Notwithstanding any provisions of the Lunacy Act, Power to receive

for treatment

1903, to the contrary— soldiers suffering

(a) It shall be lawful, subject to the regulations under this from mental

disorder.

disor

Act, for any person—

(i.) being or having been on naval or military ser- vice, whether with His Majesty's Navy or Army, or under the provisions of any Act of the Commonwealth of Australia, during the war in which His Majesty is at present en- gaged; and

1917, No. 91 Mental Treatment. 17 GEO. V.

(ii.) suffering from mental disorder of recent origin

arising from wounds, shock, disease, stress,

exhaustion, or any other cause,

to be received for medical treatment into a hospital for the insane, reception house, or licensed house, with- out any order or certificate under Part II. of the said Act; and

See Vie. No. 2600,	(b) Any person whether for payment or not (if and so long as he complies with the conditions imposed by regu- lations under this Act) may receive to board or lodge, or may take the charge or care of any person
see. 2.

(i.)	being or having been on naval or military ser- vice, whether with His Majesty's navy or army or under the provisions of any Act of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, during the war in which His Majesty is at present engaged; and
(ii.)	suffering from mental disorder of recent origin arising from wounds, shock, disease, stress, exhaustion, or any other cause.

Regulations. (2.) The Governor may make regulations as to

Ibid. (a) the period for which such a person may be so received

or taken charge or care of ;

(b)	the institutions, homes, or houses into or in which such a person may be received or taken charge or care of;
(c)	the statements and notices to be furnished with re- spect to a person so received or taken charge or care of;
(d)	the treatment of persons so received or taken charge or care of, and their visitation, inspection, re- moval to other care, and discharge.

(3.) All such regulations shall be published in the Govern-

ment Gazette, and shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament

within fourteen days after the making thereof, if Parliament is then sitting, and if Parliament is not then sitting, within fourteen days after the next meeting of Parliament.

By Authority : PRIM. \ VM. Stmesort, Government Printer, Perth.