Mental Health Acts and out-of-hospital care: Legislative boundaries and the paramedic role in Australian mental health legislation: Collated tables 1 to 7

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Authors: L. I. N. Roberts, Julie Henderson, Stacey C. Masters
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Abstract

Data Tables: Collated from Australian Mental Health LegislationTable 1: Definition of mental illness in Australian Mental Health ActsTable 2: Exclusionary CriteriaTable 3: Risk: Harm to Self, Others and / or the need for Medical ReviewTable 4: Criteria for determining capacity in current Australian mental health legislationTable 5: How are paramedics defined in Australian Mental Health ActsTable 6: Least Restrictive Principles mentioned in Australian Mental Health ActsTable 7: Paramedic powers as outlined in legislation in relation to detention and restraint across Australian jurisdictions

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Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Health Medicine and Society Criminal Law and Policy

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Flinders University
Publication date
1 January 2026
Document type
Dataset