In Queensland, the Mental Health Act 2000 
contains provisions for initiating involuntary assessment, authorising involuntary treatment, independent review of involuntary treatment and patient rights for people who suffer from a mental illness.
It provides processes for admission of mentally ill offenders from court or custody and decisions about criminal responsibility where the person has a mental illness or intellectual disability. It also introduces notification orders and non-contact provisions for persons such as family members and victims of crime, as well as other provisions addressing community safety.
For more information, go to Mental Health Act 2000 website.
- in June 2006 an independent review was set up to considered whether the Mental Health Act 2000 and associated arrangements achieve an appropriate balance between the responsibility of the state to strengthen the safety and protection of the community.
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