(1) For the purposes of this Act (a) a person is taken to have a mental illness if he or she experiences, temporarily, repeatedly or continually (i) a serious impairment of thought (which may include delusions); or(ii) a serious impairment of mood, volition, perception or cognition; and(b) nothing prevents the serious or permanent physiological, biochemical or psychological effects of alcohol use or drug-taking from being regarded as an indication that a person has a mental illness.(2) However, under this Act, a person is not to be taken to have a mental illness by reason only of the person's (a) current or past expression of, or failure or refusal to express, a particular political opinion or belief; or(b) current or past expression of, or failure or refusal to express, a particular religious opinion or belief; or(c) current or past expression of, or failure or refusal to express, a particular philosophy; or(d) current or past expression of, or failure or refusal to express, a particular (i) sexual preference or orientation; or(ii) gender identity or expression; or(e) current or past engagement in, or failure or refusal to engage in, a particular political or religious activity; or(f) current or past engagement in a particular sexual activity or sexual promiscuity; or(g) current or past engagement in illegal conduct; or(h) current or past engagement in an antisocial activity; or(i) particular economic or social status; or(j) membership of a particular cultural or racial group; or(k) intoxication (however induced); or(l) intellectual or physical disability; or(m) acquired brain injury; or(n) dementia; or(o) temporary unconsciousness.