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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2013 - SECT 214

Person must not neglect or ill-treat person with mental illness

(1)  A person must not intentionally ill-treat a person knowing that the person –
(a) has a mental illness; and
(b) is, in consequence of the mental illness, unable to take proper care of himself or herself.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(2)  A person in a position of responsibility must not intentionally ill-treat a person knowing that the person –
(a) has a mental illness; and
(b) is, in consequence of the mental illness, unable to take proper care of himself or herself.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 60 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.



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