Chapter 19 : Appendix
Legislation
This list is not an exhaustive one – it is a guide only to legislation that may be relevant to people who have a mental illness and also to their carers and relatives. All of these documents can be found at the Australian Legal Information Institute (Austlii) Web Site: www.austlii.edu.au
New South Wales
Ambulance Services Act 1990
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
Bail Act 1978
Bail Amendment Act 2003
Children (Community Services Orders) Act 1987
Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1994
Criminal Appeal Act 1912
Disability Services Act 1993
Disability Services Amendment (Improved Quality Assurance) Bill 2002
Fair Trading Act 1987
Freedom of Information Act 1989
Guardianship Act 1987
Guardianship Amendment (Enduring Guardians) Act 2002
Health Care Complaints Act 1993
Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002
Home Care Service Act 1998
Housing Act 2001
Industrial Relations Act 1996
Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997
Mental Health (Criminal Procedures) Act 1990
Mental Health Act 1990
Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970
NSW Institute of Psychiatry Act 1964
Ombudsman Act 1974
Police Act 1990
Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
Private Hospitalsand Day Procedure Centres Act 1988
Professional Standards Act 1994
Protected Disclosures Act 1994
Protected Estates Act 1993
Protected Estates Regulation 1995
Psychologists Act 2001
Public Health Act 2001
Residential Tenancies Act 1987
Retirement Villages Act 1999
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Commonwealth Migration Act 1958
Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Federal Privacy Act 2001
Social Security Act 1991
Supreme Court Act 1970