Mental health
This page contains different parts of laws about Mental health, within the topic of Health and wellbeing.
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Crimes Act 1961
Helping a mentally unwell person escape when they're supposed to be kept safe for breaking a rule
122: Assisting escape of mentally impaired person detained for offence
Crimes Act 1961
A mother who kills her young child while mentally unwell due to childbirth can be charged with infanticide instead of murder.
178: Infanticide
Land Transport Act 1998
Driving licence put on hold if you're in hospital for mental health treatment
19: Licences of certain persons subject to Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 to be suspended
Social Security Act 2018
Rules about benefits for people getting help with alcohol or drug problems
Social Security Act 2018
Rules for people getting benefits while in addiction treatment
208: Beneficiary resident in institution for treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction
Social Security Act 2018
Reasons you might not have to do a drug test for a job
250: Good and sufficient reason for failure to comply with drug-testing obligation
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Help for mental harm from certain crimes
21: Cover for mental injury caused by certain criminal acts
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Help for mental injuries from crimes before July 1992
21A: Cover under Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992 for mental injury caused by certain criminal acts
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Mental health problems that doctors think are serious
27: Mental injury
Accident Compensation Act 2001
When the law says you have a mental injury
36: Date on which person is to be regarded as suffering mental injury
Accident Compensation Act 2001
No ACC help if you hurt yourself on purpose, except for medical care
119: Disentitlement for wilfully self-inflicted personal injuries and suicide
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules for explaining important words in this law
322: Regulations relating to definitions
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Help for people hurt in their mind by very bad crimes
Schedule 3: Cover for mental injury caused by certain acts dealt with in Crimes Act 1961
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Getting help for mental injuries caused by sudden events at work
21B: Cover for work-related mental injury
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ pays a special tax to help people with gambling problems
101: TAB NZ must pay problem gambling levy
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