Mental+Health+Act+1990+(NSW)

=__Mental Health Act 1990 (NSW)__=

The //Mental Health Act 1990 (NSW)// was created in order to outline the Government's objectives with regard to the mentally ill. It focuses on community-based care, where hospitilisation is only used as a final resort. The Act was supposed to ensure that the mentally disabled don't have their rights threatened when it is necessary to restrain them for their own safety and/or the safety of others. This basic idea of least possible restrictive care is a fundamental aspect to the //Mental Health Act 1990 (NSW),// and serves to guarantee that the mentally ill don't have their rights infringed any more that what is required for their own safety, and also the safety of those around them. The //Mental Health Act 1990 (NSW//) may be viewed at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/mha1990128/