The Mental Health Bill takes great care to ensure that children who are the subject of different types of orders and arrangements under the Child Care Act 1991 will be able to access inpatient mental health services on the same basis as children coming from a family home. These amendments build upon the amendment tabled by Senator Black on Committee Stage by extending access to information and advocacy supports to all people admitted to inpatient mental health settings.
There is the advocacy support that people need in accessing mental health supports, the advocacy they need within and during the time in terms of how they are treated by the mental health system we have, and the advocacy needed for those who believe they have been mistreated and wish to try and follow up.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 9,827 words from 17 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Victor Boyhan and Joanne Collins; Níl, Senators Garret Ahearn and Paul Daly.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 17–26 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–25 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 17–24 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 13–26 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 13–26 |
| Question put: | Carried | 26–14 |
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