Legal compendium: Mental health

​​​​Legislation

• Mental Health Act 2007
• Mental Health Regulation 2019
• Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
• Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Regulation 2021
  
• Guardianship Act 1987
• Mental Health Commission Act 2012

Policy directives

• PD2019_045 - Discharge Planning and Transfer of Care for Consumers of NSW Health Mental Health Services
  
• PD2022_043 - Clinical care of people who may be suicidal
  
• PD2012_053 - Mental Health Triage Policy
• PD2012_050 - Forensic Mental Health Services
• PD2020_004 - Seclusion and Restraint in NSW Health Settings
  
• PD2021_039 - Mental Health Clinical Documentation
  
• PD2017_033 - Physical Health Care Within Mental Health Services
• PD2005_484 - Trust Fund Procedures - Mental Health Hospitals

Guidelines 

• GL2014_002 - Mental Health Clinical Documentation Guidelines
• GL2012_008 - Call Handling Guidelines for Mental Health Telephone Triage Services
  
• GL2021_006 - Physical Health Care for People Living with Mental Health Issues
  

Information bulletin

• IB2023_032 - Healthcare Rights
  

Disclaimer

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