New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 127

127 Breach of community counselling order

(1) A breach of a community counselling order occurs if the affected person in any way refuses or fails to comply with the order and the Director of the health care agency implementing the order is of the opinion:

(a) that the agency has taken all reasonable steps to implement the order, and

(b) that there is a significant risk of deterioration in the mental or physical condition of the affected person.

(2) If there is a breach of a community counselling order, the Director must:

(a) make a written record of the opinions referred to in subsection (1), the facts on which they are based and the reasons for forming them, and

(b) through the psychiatric case manager of the affected person, inform the affected person that any further refusal or failure to comply with the order will result in the person being required to attend the health care agency for counselling or the administration of medication, or both.