CM07 Mental Health

Question 1

Section 4

Answer 1

No Discrimination

• Political
• Sexual
• Substance abuse
• Criminal behaviours

Question 2

Define Mental Disorder

Answer 2

An abnormal state of mind continuous or intermittent, delusions, mood, perception, volition, cognition

• posses a serious danger to health/safety
• Unable to take care of him/herself

Question 3

Restricted Patients

Answer 3

• Subject to compulsory orders
• considered danger to public
• Return at anytime

Question 4

Special Patients

Answer 4

• Court order = criminally insane unfit to plea

- Return at anytime

Question 5

Section 109

Answer 5

Mentally disordered people in Public places

Question 6

Section 109 ELEMENTS

Answer 6

1. Any members of police may apprehend
2. Any person wandering at large in a public place
3. Behaving in a manner that gives a reasonable belief that he/she many be mentally disordered
4. The member believes it is in the interest of the person or public to do so

Question 7

Section 41

Answer 7

Assisting a DAO

Question 8

Section 41 Assisting a DAO

Answer 8

• Enter premises by force if necessary
• Take person to place nominated by DAO
• 6 hours MAX

Question 9

Section 110

Answer 9

Assisting a Medical Practitioner

Question 10

Section 110 C

Answer 10

Power of entry when urgent assistance required

Question 11

Transporting Patients

Answer 11

• DAO or doctor decides
• MUST be accompanied
• Consider clinical condition, violence, vehicle type, personnel available

Question 12

What to do when you locate a person with a mental disorder?

Answer 12

Check alerts

• restricted patient?
• Special patient?
• Compulsory treatment order patient

Question 13

What to do when you are called to a PRIVATE PLACE?

Answer 13

Only enter if
- Requested by DAO (section 41)
- Requested to assist doctor (Section 110)
-

Question 14

What to do when you are called to a PUBLIC PLACE?

Answer 14

Apprehend under section 109 and take them to surgery, station or other appropriate place.

• Request a DAO examines them

Question 15

When detained under enactment what is your search power?

Answer 15

Section 85

• don’t forget obligations under 125

Question 16

Use of force

Section 122B

Answer 16

States the if you are exercising the following powers in an emergency you can use force

• Power to take person or patient/proposed patient
• Power to detail a person, patient/proposed patient (sections 41, 109, 110)
• Powers to enter premises in section 41 or 110

Question 17

Under what section can you use force?

Answer 17

122B