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Mental Health LegislationLast update: 21 November 2012, Links on this page are divided into a number of sections: South Australian legislation, Interstate and Commonwealth legislation, United Kingdom legislation, Other legal and human rights documents. Lists of books and journal articles relating to mental health legislation can be found on my bibliographies and reading lists page. A detailed account of the genesis, passage through the Parliament, and final proclamation of the South Australian Mental Health Act of 1976-77 can be found in Bill Dibden's book A Biography of Psychiatry (chapters 10-13, and appendices). Library members have online access to the following journals which may be of interest for this subject. You'll find them in the e-Journals A-Z list at the top right of this page. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology South Australian Legislation
Search for other acts and regulations using the link below. (The lists can be searched alphabetically by the name of the act or regulation.) Another useful resource is The Law Handbook of South Australia Maintained by the Legal Services Commission of South Australia, this is described as: “Your practical guide to the law in South Australia" It answers the most common legal questions in a practical, easy to read way, helps you understand and use your legal rights, tells you when you need to see a lawyer, is full of useful contact points for further help, and information has been written by experts in the field. Paving
the Way - Review of Mental Health Legislation in South
Australia
Interstate and Commonwealth LegislationFurther links to Commonwealth and interstate legislation can be found using the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AusTLII) web site. A very useful feature of this site is that once you have found an Act (or a section of an Act) you will see a Noteup option at the top left of the screen. If you click on this option a search will be performed for all materials which refer to the current section or Act, and you will get a list of all other subsequent Acts and cases which refer to it.The Law and Justice Foundation - Legislation and Parliament site is also useful. You can search the following individual state sites for the full text of legislation: ACT Legislation Register Mental health acts
United Kingdom LegislationBritish legislation may be searched at Legislation.gov.uk Contrasting Agendas in the Reform of Mental Health Law; the Expert Committee and the Green Paper National Mental Health Services Assessment: Towards implementation
of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Final
Report Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Mental Health Law home Other Legal and Human Rights DocumentsOur Law Library has a web page Laws of Countries other than Australia Application of Rights Analysis Instrument to Australian Mental
Health Legislation Compulsory Psychiatric Treatment in the Community Human Rights and Mental
Illness Mental Disability Rights International - Reports and Publications Mental
Health Care Law: Ten Basic Principles (World Health Organization)
1996 Mental health laws for involuntary admission for psychiatric treatment Mental
Health Rights Manual Mental Health Statement of Rights and Responsibilities Not for Service:
Experiences of Injustice and Despair in Mental Health Care in
Australia WHO Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights, and
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