Mental health
This page contains different parts of laws about Mental health, within the topic of Health and wellbeing.
Important laws about Mental health
Parole Act 2002
Rules for offenders in hospital or a secure facility
10: Application to offenders detained in hospital or secure facility
Parole Act 2002
Activities or placements to help you, like counselling or education, while on parole
16: Programmes
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
Telling someone in charge if you think a child is being hurt or needs help
15: Reporting of concerns to chief executive or constable
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
Paying for counselling: when you might need to pay a fee and how it gets paid
76: Fees
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
What you tell a counsellor is private and protected by law
77: Privilege
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
The court can send you to hospital for a mental health check.
181: Court may order examination to be carried out in hospital
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
Getting medical or expert reports to help the court make fair decisions about you
333: Medical, psychiatric, and psychological reports
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
When you can be put in a safe place to stop you from hurting yourself or others, or from running away.
368: Grounds for placement in secure care
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
How long you can stay in secure care
370: Time limits on detention in secure care
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
Rules for fairly disciplining kids in care homes
384: Discipline of children and young persons in residences
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
Thinking about help programmes for you and your family at a family group conference
259A: Family group conference must consider attendance at parenting education, mentoring, and alcohol or drug rehabilitation programmes
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
Rules about programmes to help young people with issues, and who can agree to medical treatment
297B: Nature of programmes, who may consent to medical treatment, and related custody orders
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