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:
You can make a submission to the Health Committee here:
You can read more detail about what is in the Bill in the briefing notes that were prepared to support the introduction and first reading of the Bill here:
You can read more about the work that led us to this point and further information about the Bill here:
