Mental Health Act 20266
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Amendment of Bail Act 1997 | ||
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236. Section 9A of the Bail Act 1997 is amended, in subsection (7), by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “mental disorder”: | ||
“ ‘mental disorder’ means a mental disorder (within the meaning of section 2 of the Mental Health Act 2026) that— | ||
(a) in relation to an adult, fulfils the criteria for involuntary admission (within the meaning of that Act), or | ||
(b) in relation to a child, fulfils the criteria for involuntary admission of a child (within the meaning of that Act);”. |