Mental Health Act – Process Flowcharts

To support working understanding of Mental Health Act process, refer to the relevant

flowcharts and pages below. These flowcharts are also downloadable in pdf form to enable printing.

Can a patient be treated for mental illness without their consent.

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When will a treatment authority be revoked (stopped)?

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Forensic order (mental illness review

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Treatment support
order review

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Becoming a
classified patient

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Ending classified
patient status

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Forensic order
(disability) review

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What happens to criminal charge(s) if a person has mental illness?

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What happens to criminal charge(s) if a person has an intellectual disability?

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Treatment authority
review

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Fitness for
trial review

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