Submissions on the Mental Health Bill closed on 20 December 2024.
This overview document provides a summary of the key areas of the Bill along with other background information. It sets out:
- the scope and context for developing the Bill
- what the government heard through public consultation in 2021/22
- what the Bill is seeking to achieve
- they key areas of the Bill
- when the Bill will take effect.
More information
You can find the Mental Health Bill here:
Submissions to the Health Committee on the Bill closed on 20 December 2024. You can read more about the Bill and the outcome of the Health Committee’s consideration of the Bill here:
