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This legislation deals only with involuntary patients and according to a publication by the Hobart Community Legal Service Inc. aimed to ensure "high standards of care for people with mental illnesses, ensure patients are provided with appropriate information about their rights, and to promote recognition in the community of the rights of people with a mental illness. Other objects include reducing the adverse effects of mental illness on families, ensure equitable and comprehensive services, and achieve high standards of care and treatment" (Hobart Community Legal Service Inc, 2013).
This legislation existed alongside the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 and in many cases these two pieces of legislation overlapped.
