Mental Health Acts and out-of-hospital care: Legislative boundaries and the paramedic role in Australian mental health legislation: Collated tables 1 to 7
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
Fields of Study & Subjects
Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
Health
Medicine and Society
Criminal Law and Policy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Flinders University
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Document type
- Dataset