Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 234

234 Explanation to be given

Before a person gives informed consent to the person’s treatment by regulated treatment, the doctor proposing to provide the treatment must give the person a full explanation, in a form and language able to be understood by the person, about—

(a) the purpose, method, likely duration and expected benefit of the treatment; and

(b) possible pain, discomfort, risks and side effects associated with the treatment; and

(c) alternative methods of treatment available to the person; and

(d) the consequences of not receiving treatment.