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Prohibited Treatments

Home The Queensland Law Handbook Health and Wellbeing Mental Health LawsProhibited Treatments

Last updated 1 May 2020

It is a criminal offence to administer either of these therapies:

insulin induced coma therapy
deep sleep therapy (s 240 Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld) (Mental Health Act)).

It is also a criminal offence to perform psychosurgery on another person (s 241 Mental Health Act).

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Mental Health Laws Chapter Contents

The Meaning of Mental Illness
The Mental Health Act and Other Legislation
Mental Illness and the Criminal Law
The Mental Health Court
The Mental Health Review Tribunal
The Chief Psychiatrist
Mental Illness and Consent to Treatment
Treatment Criteria to Justify Involuntary Treatment
Involuntary Treatment for Mental Illness
Assessment and Treatment of People Living in the Community
Assessment and Treatment of People before a Court or in Custody on Criminal Charges
Psychiatrist Reports for Patients Charged with Serious Offences
Powers of Courts Hearing Criminal Matters
References to the Mental Health Court in Criminal Matters
Findings the Mental Health Court may make on a Reference
Forensic orders and treatment support orders
Reviews by the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Appeals under the Mental Health Act
Regulated Treatments
Prohibited Treatments
The Use of Restraint and Seclusion
Appointing a Nominated Support Person
Interstate Mental Health Laws
Mental Illness and Legal Capacity

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