Mental Health Act 2016
Table of Reprints
| Effective Date | Publication Date | Amendments Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 March 2017 | 03 May 2022 | 2016 Act No. 52017 Act No. 3 |
revised version RA 26 |
| 28 April 2017 | 03 May 2022 | 2016 Act No. 32017 Act No. 3 |
revised version RA 26 |
| 12 February 2018 | 28 April 2022 | 2016 Act No. 58 |
revised version |
| 06 March 2018 | 30 April 2022 |
prov exp 5 March 2018 revised version |
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| 29 March 2018 | 28 April 2022 | 2018 Act No. 5 |
revised version |
| 01 December 2018 | 28 April 2022 | 2017 Act No. 32 |
revised version |
| 25 May 2020 | 28 April 2022 | 2020 Act No. 16 |
revised version |
| 04 December 2020 | 26 April 2022 | 2020 Act No. 38 |
revised version |
| 08 March 2021 | 27 April 2022 | 2021 Act No. 3 |
revised version |
| 09 September 2021 | 26 April 2022 | 2021 Act No. 16 |
revised version |
| 01 October 2021 | 06 May 2022 | 2021 Act No. 16 |
revised version |
| 08 March 2022 | 26 April 2022 | 2022 Act No. 1 |
revised version |
| 08 April 2022 | 22 April 2022 | 2022 Act No. 6 |
revised version |
| 01 July 2022 | 06 July 2022 | 2022 Act No. 1 | |
| 01 November 2022 | 04 November 2022 |
provs exp 31 October 2022 |
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| 01 March 2023 | 01 March 2023 | 2022 Act No. 34 | |
| 02 June 2023 | 05 June 2023 | 2023 Act No. 14 | |
| 01 July 2023 | 30 June 2023 | 2022 Act No. 18 | |
| 01 September 2023 | 06 September 2023 | 2023 Act No. 21 | |
| 15 November 2023 | 14 November 2023 | 2023 Act No. 9 | |
| 01 February 2024 | 30 January 2024 | 2023 Act No. 23 | |
| 24 June 2024 | 21 June 2024 | 2024 Act No. 24 | |
| 01 July 2024 | 30 June 2024 | 2024 Act No. 7 |
List of Legislation
Mental Health Act 2016 No. 5
date of assent 04 March 2016
ss 1–2 comm on date of assent
ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 3–4, pts 2–4, chs 2–21 schs 1–4 comm 5 March 2017 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))
Amending legislation
Mental Health Act 2016 No. 5
date of assent 04 March 2016
Legislation (Declaration) Amendment Act 2016 No. 35
date of assent 20 June 2016
comm on date of assent
Youth Justice and Other Legislation (Inclusion of 17-year-old Persons) Amendment Act 2016 No. 58
date of assent 11 November 2016
ss 1–2 comm on date of assent
pts 2–3, sch 1 comm 12 February 2018 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (2017 SL No. 189 s 2))
Mental Health Amendment Act 2017 No. 3
date of assent 03 March 2017
pt 1, pt 2 hdg, ss 3–50, 50A (to the extent it ins ch 18, pts 1–2), s 51, pts 3–4 comm on date of assent
s 50A (to the extent it ins ch 18A, pts 3–4) comm 28 April 2017 (2017 SL No. 58)
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 32
date of assent 13 September 2017
ss 4(2), (4), (6) and (7), 5–9, 13–15,17(2), 18(2), 19, 20, 23–35, 38–42, 44–49, 51, 52 (other than to the extent it ins pt 13, div 1 and s 321), 53, 54, 57(1), (2) and (3), 58–62, pt 3 (other than ss 64, 68, 73, 74, 76, 77), pts 4–5, sch 1comm 1 December 2018 (2018 SL No. 175) (proposed commencement 14 September 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (2018 SL No. 129))
Hospital Foundations Act 2018 No. 5
date of assent 29 March 2018
Justice and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Amendment Act 2020 No. 16
date of assent 25 May 2020
pt 12 comm on date of assent
COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 38
date of assent 04 December 2020
s 37(1) comm on date of assent
Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Act 2021 No. 3
date of assent 08 March 2021
pt 3 comm date of assent
Public Health and Other Legislation (Further Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Act 2021 No. 16
date of assent 09 September 2021
pt 11 divs 1–2 comm on date of assent
pt 11 div 3 comm 1 October 2021 (see s 2(1))
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 1
date of assent 08 March 2022
pt 2 div 3A comm on date of assent
pt 3 div 3, sch 1 pt 2 comm 1 July 2022 (2022 SL No. 86)
Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Act 2022 No. 6
date of assent 08 April 2022
pt 8 comm on date of assent
Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022 No. 18
date of assent 07 September 2022
pt 7 div 5 comm 1 July 2023 (see 2023 SL No. 27)
Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34
date of assent 12 December 2022
s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 9
date of assent 02 May 2023
pt 4 comm 15 November 2023 (2023 SL No. 154)
Corrective Services (Emerging Technologies and Security) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 14
date of assent 02 June 2023
sch 1 comm on date of assent
Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 21
date of assent 01 September 2023
pt 3A comm on date of assent
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23
date of assent 20 September 2023
s 247 sch 1 s 1 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 7
date of assent 18 March 2024
pt 4 comm 1 July 2024 (2024 SL No. 80)
Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 24
date of assent 06 June 2024
pt 5 comm 24 June 2024 (2024 SL No. 86)
History notes
Mental Health Bill 2015
| Government Bill | |
| Introduced: 17 September 2015 |  Bill (Introduction)
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| 3rd Reading: 18 February 2016 | Bill (3rd Reading)
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| Assent: 04 March 2016 | Act 2016, No. 5
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