Advisory notes from the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
Summary
The Chief Psychiatrist issues advisory notes to:
- ensure high standards of clinical practice
- promote safety
- facilitate compliance with mental health legislation.
These advisory notes provide directives to mental health professionals. This helps ensure that mental health care in the ACT is safe, ethical, and legally compliant.
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Advisory notes
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AN21 - 001 Advisory Note Index [pdf 159.5 KB]
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AN21 - 003 Contraventions [pdf 167.6 KB]
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AN21 - 004 Consent to Mental Health Treatment [pdf 218.3 KB]
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AN21 - 005 Voluntary to involuntary care [pdf 191.7 KB]
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AN21 - 006 PTO Community to Inpatient Treatment [pdf 181.4 KB]
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AN21 - 007 Search and Seize [pdf 186.2 KB]
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AN21 - 008 Initial examination of a detained person [pdf 203.4 KB]
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AN22 - 009 Licensing private psychiatric facilities and approval of mental health facilities [pdf 180.3 KB]
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AN22 - 010 Requirement for mental health order for person on conditional release order [pdf 154.8 KB]
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AN22 - 011 Transportation of a person community to inpatient [pdf 717.4 KB]
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AN22 - Order for release of a person from an involuntary order [pdf 712.0 KB]
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AN22- 012 Requirements for the authorisation of ECT [pdf 236.6 KB]
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AN23 - 013 Mental Health Facilities Approved for Treatment and Care of Persons under Section 309 Orders [pdf 730.9 KB]
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AN23 - 014 - Disclosure of information to carers [pdf 193.8 KB]
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AN23 - 015 - Disclosure of information to members of treating team [pdf 195.8 KB]
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AN23 - 016 - Disclosure of health information to SDMs [pdf 255.1 KB]
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AN23 - 018 Contraventions - All reasonable steps [pdf 648.3 KB]