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Mental Health (Amendment) Regulations 2005

S.R. No. 127/2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1.Objective

2.Authorising provision

3.Mental health practitioners

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STATUTORY RULES 2005

S.R. No. 127/2005

Mental Health Act 1986

Mental Health (Amendment) Regulations 2005

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 11 October 2005

Responsible Minister:

BRONWYN PIKE
Minister for Health

RUTH LEACH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1.Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Mental Health Regulations 1998 in relation to mental health practitioners.

2.Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 142 of the Mental Health Act 1986.

3.Mental health practitioners

For regulation 5(5) of the Mental Health Regulations 1998[1] substitute—

'(5)For the purposes of the definition of "mental health practitioner" in section 7 of the Act, the prescribed class is those health service providers who are—

(a)either—

(i)registered nurses; or

(ii)psychologists registered under section 6 of the Psychologists Registration Act 2000; or

(iii)social workers; or

(iv)occupational therapists; and

(b)employed by a public sector mental health service within the meaning of section 120A of the Act that is an approved mental health service or a community mental health service; and

(c)engaged in the provision of acute psychiatric assessment and treatment functions in the community.'.

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 120/1998.  Reprint No. 1 as at 7 December 2004.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 157/2004.