NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the treatment and care of mentally ill persons, to make better provision with respect to their property and affairs and for maters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 1.

Detailed explanation-2: -MHA, 2017 replaced the Mental Healthcare Act, 1987, which did not provide for rights of mentally ill persons and instead prioritised institutionalisation of mentally ill persons. The 1987 Act also necessitated stringent and arbitrary licensing requirements for psychiatrists.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mental Health Act 1986 (Vic) allows for individuals with a serious mental illness to be treated on an involuntary basis either in a psychiatric hospital (on an involuntary treatment order) or in the community (on a community treatment order).