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Mental Treatment Act 1927 (1927 - )

  • Mental Treatment Act 1927

    Mental Treatment Act 1927, 23 November 1927, courtesy of State Law Publisher of Western Australia.
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From
1927
Categories
Principal Act
Website
https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_8629_homepage.html

The Mental Treatment Act 1927 (18 Geo. V No. 13) allowed people in the general population with 'mental disorders' to be admitted to mental health institutions without the stigma of being certified as insane, but to be subsequently sent to a hospital for the insane involuntarily if they had not 'recovered' within six months.

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The Mental Treatment Act 1927 extended the provisions of the Mental Treatment Act 1917, to the general population, including people under the age of 21 years.

Timeline

 1917 - 1927 Mental Treatment Act 1917
       1927 - Mental Treatment Act 1927

Related Legislation

Related Organisations

  • Claremont Mental Hospital (1903 - 1972)

    The Mental Treatment Act 1927 allowed voluntary patients to be transferred involuntarily to the Claremont Mental Hospital (Claremont Hospital for the Insane) if they had not 'recovered' after six months.

  • Heathcote (1929 - 1994)

    The Mental Treatment Act 1927 allowed voluntary patients at Heathcote to be transferred involuntarily to the Clarement Hospital for the Insane if they had not 'recovered' after six months.

Photos

Certificate, Mental Treatment Act 1927
Title
Certificate, Mental Treatment Act 1927
Type
Document
Date
1927
Source
Collection of Historical Images, Mental Health Museum WA Inc

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Mental Treatment Act 1927
Title
Mental Treatment Act 1927
Type
Document
Date
23 November 1927
Source
State Law Publisher of Western Australia

Details

Understanding and interpreting mental health legislation and certification documents, 1871-1962
Title
Understanding and interpreting mental health legislation and certification documents, 1871-1962
Type
Document
Date
2012
Source
Dr Philippa Martyr, Department of Health, Western Australia

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Sources used to compile this entry: Mental Treatment Act 1927 [Document], Date: 23 November 1927; Understanding and interpreting mental health legislation and certification documents, 1871-1962 [Document], Date: 2012.

Prepared by: Debra Rosser