Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966

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Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966

Public Act1966 No 97
Date of assent20 October 1966
Note

This Act is administered in the Ministry of Health

Contents

Title

1 Short Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Drug addicts

4 Advisory and technical committees

Certified institutions

5 Certified institutions

6 Existing institutions

7 Supervising Committees for certain institutions

Orders for detention and treatment

8 Voluntary applications for detention in institution

9 Power of District Court Judge to order detention and treatment on application of relative or other reputable person

10 Period of detention

11 Mode of computing period of detention

Reception, transfer, and discharge

12 Enforcement of order of detention when term of imprisonment imposed

13 Pending reception into institution, person may be detained

14 Power of arrest

15 Detention during transit

16 Patient unlawfully absent may be arrested without warrant

17 Discharge, transfer, or release on leave of patients

18 Patient may apply for discharge

19 Variation of conditions of leave of absence

20 Revocation of leave of absence

21 Transfer of prisoner to institution

22 Absence of patient for medical or dental treatment, etc

22A Managers to notify Police of deaths

Appeals

23 Appeals against order of District Court Judge

Offences

24 Unlawful detention in institution

25 Escaping from institution

26 Improper conduct

27 Supplying liquor or drugs to patients

28 Trespass

29 Ill-treatment of patients

Evidence

30 Evidence in proceedings

31 Medical certificate evidence of certain facts

32 Who may not sign medical certificate

Procedure

33 Notice of order of detention to be given

34 Immaterial errors not to invalidate orders, etc

35 Legal proceedings

36 General penalty

37 Offences to be punishable on summary conviction

Miscellaneous provisions

37A Persons found intoxicated in public place

38 Protection from civil or criminal liability of persons acting under authority of this Act

38A Fees payable to medical practitioners

39 Regulations

40 Repeals and amendments

Schedule
Enactments repealed

An Act to consolidate and amend the Reformatory Institutions Act 1909 and its amendments, and to make better provision for the care and treatment of alcoholics and drug addicts

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: