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Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Miscellaneous provisions

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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"What happens to people getting help when the new law starts"

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When this Act starts, you need to know what happens to people who were already being helped under the old Act, the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966. You will be treated as if you have a compulsory treatment certificate, which is a special document that says you need to get help. This certificate is like the ones described in section 23, and you will also get a notice like the one described in section 30(3)(a).

The person in charge of your area, called the Area Director, will assign a special doctor or clinician to help you as soon as possible, but no later than two days after the Act starts. This clinician will do the things they are supposed to do, as described in section 29, to help you get the care you need. They have to do these things as soon as possible, but no later than five days after the Act starts.

If someone had already applied for help under the old Act, but their application had not been decided yet, it will be treated as if they withdrew their application when this new Act starts. This means that any applications that were pending under the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966 will no longer be considered.

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1Transitional, savings, and related provisions Empowered by s 6

1Provisions relating to Act as enacted

1Persons detained under Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966

  1. Every person detained under the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966 immediately before the commencement of this Act is to be treated as a patient in respect of whom—

  2. a compulsory treatment certificate has been dated and signed in accordance with section 23; and
    1. the notice described in section 30(3)(a) has been given.

      1. The Area Director must assign a responsible clinician to a person described in subclause (1) as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act, and in any case not later than the close of the second day after the commencement of this Act, and otherwise in accordance with section 28.

      2. The responsible clinician must do the things specified in section 29 in relation to a patient assigned to the clinician under subclause (2) as soon as practicable, and in any case not later than the close of the fifth day after the commencement of this Act.

      2Pending applications under Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966 withdrawn

      1. Every application made under the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966 that, on the commencement of this Act, has not been determined or discontinued must be treated as withdrawn.