Section 7A: inserted, on 1 April 2000, by section 7 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 140).
Section 7A heading: amended, on 31 January 2018, by section 6(1) of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 79).
Section 7A(1)(a): amended, on 30 October 2021, by section 16 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 41).