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Victoria - Legislation

Mental Health Act 1959 (1962 - 1987)

From
1962
To
1987
Categories
Principal Act
Website
http://corrigan.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/mha1959128/

The Mental Health Act 1959 (No. 6605) brought into being the Mental Health Authority (the successor to the Mental Hygiene Authority). It consolidated and amended the law relating to the treatment and care of people described in the legislation as 'the mentally ill and the intellectually defective'.

Details

The Mental Health Act 1959 was passed on 15 December 1959 and commenced on 1 November 1962. It was repealed by the Mental Health Act 1986 (No.59/1986) on 1 October 1987.

Timeline

 1929 - 1959 Lunacy Act 1928
 1939 - 1959 Mental Deficiency Act 1939
       1959 - 1962 Mental Hygiene Act 1958
       1959 - 1962 Mental Deficiency Act 1958
             1962 - 1987 Mental Health Act 1959
                   1987 - Mental Health Act 1986

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Sources used to compile this entry: Law Research Service, Melbourne Law School, Law Library, The University of Melbourne. 'Find and Connect Project - Victorian Legislation', 1 February 2013, held in the project files at the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre.

Prepared by: Cate O'Neill