Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
The intention of this bill is to improve the protection of individual rights and the safety of patients and the public, and to enable a more effective application of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.
Act text: Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Act 2021 (legislation.govt.nz)
Procedural notes
- Extended sittings used: This bill was progressed during one or more extended sittings of the House of Representatives. This enables MPs to meet for longer than normal to consider legislation. It does not alter the stages that a bill must pass through to become law.
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Read the bill
Bill text: Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Act 2021 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
6 April 2021
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2nd reading
Passed
28 September 2021
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3rd reading
Passed
28 October 2021
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Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
Bill details last synced with the Parliament website over 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:02 GMT+00:00)