Legal Aspects

Section 14 of the Mental Health Act (NSW): What It Is & How Diversion Works

Section 14 of the Mental Health Act (NSW) — the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 — explained in plain language: how magistrates divert defendants with a mental health or cognitive impairment, who it applies to, and what a Section 14 report involves. A guide for individuals, families and legal practitioners.