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
Long title amd 2016 No. 5 s 866
s 11 amd 2022 No. 1 s 117 sch 1 pt 2
s 14A ins 2022 No. 1 s 9B
s 32 amd 2017 No. 3 s 3
s 38 amd 2022 No. 1 s 52
s 45 amd 2017 No. 3 s 4
s 46 amd 2017 No. 3 s 5
s 50 amd 2017 No. 3 s 6
s 53 sub 2017 No. 3 s 7
s 56 amd 2017 No. 3 s 8
s 83 amd 2016 No. 58 s 10 sch 1
s 96 amd 2017 No. 3 s 9
s 101 amd 2017 No. 3 s 10
s 102 amd 2017 No. 3 s 11
s 113 amd 2016 No. 58 s 10 sch 1
s 116 amd 2022 No. 1 s 53
s 117A ins 2022 No. 1 s 54
s 118 amd 2022 No. 1 s 55
s 157 amd 2024 No. 7 s 15
s 157A ins 2022 No. 1 s 56
amd 2024 No. 7 s 16
s 160 sub 2024 No. 7 s 17
ch 5 pt 5 div 4 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2022 No. 1 s 57
s 166A ins 2022 No. 1 s 58
s 167 sub 2022 No. 1 s 58
ch 5 pt 5 div 4 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2022 No. 1 s 58
s 167A ins 2017 No. 3 s 12
s 167B ins 2022 No. 1 s 59
s 167C ins 2022 No. 1 s 59
s 177 amd 2017 No. 3 s 13
s 178 amd 2017 No. 3 s 14
s 180 sub 2017 No. 3 s 15
s 180A ins 2017 No. 3 s 15
amd 2022 No. 1 s 60
s 180B ins 2017 No. 3 s 15
s 199 amd 2017 No. 3 s 16
s 200 amd 2022 No. 1 s 117 sch 1 pt 2
s 219 amd 2017 No. 3 s 17
s 220 amd 2017 No. 3 s 18
s 223 amd 2022 No. 1 s 61
s 227 amd 2017 No. 3 s 19
s 231 amd 2017 No. 3 s 20
s 233 amd 2022 No. 1 s 62
s 236 amd 2022 No. 1 s 63
s 237 amd 2022 No. 1 s 117 sch 1 pt 2
s 243 def relevant patient amd 2022 No. 1 s 117 sch 1 pt 2
s 250 amd 2017 No. 3 s 21
s 258 amd 2017 No. 3 s 22
s 259 amd 2017 No. 3 s 23
s 278 amd 2017 No. 3 s 24
s 288 amd 2022 No. 1 s 64
s 298 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 307 amd 2022 No. 1 s 65
s 317 def relevant day ins 2022 No. 1 s 66(2)
s 317 def relevant patient sub 2022 No. 1 s 66
s 318 amd 2022 No. 1 s 67
s 319 amd 2022 No. 1 s 68
s 322 amd 2017 No. 3 s 25
sub 2022 No. 1 s 69
s 323 sub 2022 No. 1 s 69
s 337 amd 2017 No. 3 s 26
s 350 def transfer considerations amd 2022 No. 1 s 70
s 351 amd 2022 No. 1 s 71
s 352 amd 2022 No. 1 s 72
s 353 amd 2022 No. 1 s 73
s 354 amd 2022 No. 1 s 74
s 355 amd 2017 No. 3 s 27; 2022 No. 1 s 75
s 358 amd 2017 No. 3 s 28
s 359 amd 2017 No. 3 s 29; 2023 No. 14 s 52 sch 1
s 360 amd 2017 No. 3 s 30
s 364 amd 2017 No. 3 s 31
s 366 amd 2017 No. 3 s 32
s 367 amd 2017 No. 3 s 33
s 368 sub 2022 No. 1 s 76
s 369 amd 2017 No. 3 s 34
s 374 amd 2017 No. 32 s 87 (2) sch 1 pt 2
s 383 amd 2022 No. 1 s 77
s 384 def authorised security officer amd 2017 No. 3 s 35
s 399 amd 2024 No. 24 s 27
s 400 amd 2024 No. 24 s 28
s 420 amd 2017 No. 3 s 36
s 427 amd 2022 No. 1 s 78
s 435 amd 2022 No. 1 s 79
s 451 amd 2017 No. 3 s 37
s 456 amd 2022 No. 1 s 80
s 467 amd 2022 No. 1 s 81
s 479 amd 2022 No. 1 s 82
s 483 amd 2017 No. 3 s 38
s 497A ins 2018 No. 5 s 161
s 497B ins 2018 No. 5 s 161
s 502 amd 2017 No. 3 s 39
s 504 amd 2017 No. 3 s 40
s 507 amd 2022 No. 1 s 83
s 509 amd 2022 No. 1 s 84
s 513 def interstate transfer approval ins 2022 No. 1 s 85(2)
s 513 def interstate transfer requirements om 2022 No. 1 s 85(1)
s 513 def patient seeking transfer ins 2022 No. 1 s 85(2)
s 515 sub 2022 No. 1 s 86
s 516 amd 2022 No. 1 s 87
s 517 amd 2022 No. 1 s 88
s 518 amd 2022 No. 1 s 89
s 519 sub 2022 No. 1 s 90
s 520 sub 2022 No. 1 s 90
s 521 sub 2022 No. 1 s 91
s 522 amd 2017 No. 3 s 41; 2022 No. 1 s 92
s 523 sub 2022 No. 1 s 93
s 524 amd 2022 No. 1 s 94
s 525 amd 2022 No. 1 s 95
s 526 sub 2022 No. 1 s 96
s 527 sub 2022 No. 1 s 96
s 527A ins 2022 No. 1 s 96
s 528 sub 2022 No. 1 s 96
s 532 def decision notice amd 2022 No. 1 s 97
s 534A ins 2017 No. 3 s 42
s 545 amd 2016 No. 58 s 10 sch 1
s 554 def electronic document om 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 1
s 617 amd 2016 No. 58 s 10 sch 1
s 618 amd 2017 No. 3 s 43
s 619 amd 2016 No. 58 s 10 sch 1
s 630 amd 2017 No. 3 s 44
s 632 amd 2022 No. 1 s 117 sch 1 pt 2
s 652 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 656 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 707 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 713 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 730 amd 2017 No. 3 s 45
s 731 amd 2017 No. 3 s 46
s 736 amd 2017 No. 3 s 47
s 740 amd 2022 No. 1 s 98; 2023 No. 9 s 15
s 756 amd 2017 No. 3 s 48
s 776 def government entity sub 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 776 def relevant person ins 2022 No. 1 s 99
s 778 sub 2022 No. 1 s 100
amd 2023 No. 9 s 16
s 779 om 2022 No. 1 s 100
s 781 amd 2022 No. 1 s 101
s 785A ins 2022 No. 18 s 63
s 793A ins 2023 No. 9 s 17
s 796 amd 2017 No. 3 s 49
s 797 amd 2022 No. 1 s 102; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 797A ins 2018 No. 5 s 162
s 798 amd 2017 No. 3 s 50
s 800A ins 2017 No. 3 s 50A
s 800B ins 2017 No. 3 s 50A
s 800C ins 2017 No. 3 s 50A
s 800D ins 2017 No. 3 s 50A
s 800E ins 2017 No. 3 s 50A
s 800F ins 2017 No. 3 s 50A
s 800G ins 2017 No. 3 s 50A
exp 31 October 2022 the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 800P)
s 800H ins 2020 No. 16 s 47
exp 31 October 2022 the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 800P)
s 800I ins 2020 No. 16 s 47
amd 2020 No. 38 s 37(1); 2021 No. 3 s 7; 2021 No. 16 s 27; 2022 No. 6 s 22
exp 31 October 2022 the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 800P)
s 800J ins 2020 No. 16 s 47
om 2021 No. 16 s 29
s 800K ins 2020 No. 16 s 47
exp 31 October 2022 the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 800P)
s 800L ins 2020 No. 16 s 47
exp 31 October 2022 the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 800P)
s 800M ins 2020 No. 16 s 47
exp 31 October 2022 the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 800P)
s 800N ins 2020 No. 16 s 47
exp 31 October 2022 the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 800P)
s 800O ins 2020 No. 16 s 47
exp 31 October 2022 the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 800P)
s 800P ins 2020 No. 16 s 47
amd 2020 No. 38 s 37(1); 2021 No. 3 s 8; 2021 No. 16 s 28; 2022 No. 6 s 23
exp 31 October 2022 the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 800P)
ch 20 hdg sub 2018 No. 5 s 163
ch 20A hdg ins 2016 No. 35 s 3
exp 21 June 2016 (see s 864B)
s 864A ins 2016 No. 35 s 3
exp 21 June 2016 (see s 864B)
s 864B ins 2016 No. 35 s 3
exp 21 June 2016 (see s 864B)
ch 21 hdg ins 2018 No. 5 s 164
sub 2022 No. 1 s 103
amd 2023 No. 21 s 47B
s 864 prev s 864 exp 5 March 2018 (see s 864(4))
pres s 864 ins 2018 No. 5 s 164
s 865 ins 2022 No. 1 s 104
s 866 ins 2022 No. 1 s 104
s 867 ins 2022 No. 1 s 104
s 868 ins 2022 No. 1 s 104
s 869 ins 2022 No. 1 s 104
s 870 ins 2022 No. 1 s 104
s 871 ins 2022 No. 1 s 104
s 872 ins 2022 No. 1 s 104
s 873 ins 2023 No. 21 s 47C
s 874 ins 2024 No. 7 s 18
sch 3 def electronic document om 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 1
sch 3 def employee ins 2017 No. 3 s 51 (2)
sch 3 def interested person amd 2022 No. 1 s 105(3)
sch 3 def international transfer approval ins 2022 No. 1 s 105(2)
sch 3 def interstate transfer approval ins 2022 No. 1 s 105(2)
sch 3 def interstate transfer requirements om 2022 No. 1 s 105(1)
sch 3 def patient required to return amd 2017 No. 3 s 51 (3)
sch 3 def patient seeking transfer ins 2022 No. 1 s 105(2)
sch 3 def public sector health service facility sub 2017 No. 3 s 51 (1)–(2)
sch 3 def relevant day ins 2022 No. 1 s 105(2)
sch 3 def relevant decision ins 2017 No. 3 s 51 (2)
sch 3 def relevant person sub 2022 No. 1 s 105(1)–(2)
sch 3 def repealed Act ins 2017 No. 3 s 51 (2)
sch 3 def responsible service ins 2022 No. 1 s 105(2)
sch 3 def special tribunal ins 2017 No. 3 s 51 (2)
Mental Health Bill 2015
| Government Bill | |
| Introduced: 17 September 2015 |  Bill (Introduction)
 Bill (Introduction)
Explanatory Note
Explanatory
Note
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| 3rd Reading: 18 February 2016 | Bill (3rd Reading)
Bill (3rd Reading)
Explanatory Note
Explanatory
Note
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| Assent: 04 March 2016 | Act 2016, No. 5
Act 2016, No. 5
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