A review of Tasmania's six-year-old Mental Health Act has confirmed it has had a "generally positive impact" on how people who live with mental illness are assessed and treated in Tasmania.
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However, changes to the Act are likely in light of the review.
The 200 page review was released publicly by the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Jeremy Rockliff in State Parliament on Wednesday.
The government has responded to 29 outcomes raised in the review.
When the Act was introduced, Tasmania was said to be the first jurisdiction in Australasia and one of only a handful of jurisdictions in the world to consider a person's decision-making capacity a threshold criteria for compulsory treatment for mental illness.
Mr Rockliff said Tasmania's Chief Psychiatrist Dr Aaron Groves last year reviewed the Act's operation in consultation with a range of Tasmanian stakeholders and the Departments of Health and Justice.
"A nine week public consultation period late last year received 33 written submissions," he said.
"The review of the Act and associated Outcomes Report tabled in Parliament today shows that more can be done to ensure some aspects of the Act are able to operate more effectively.
"The Government's response to each of the 29 review outcomes acknowledges this feedback, and commits to a series of education and training, legislative, documentation and processes and resource related responses to address the issues raised."
Mr Rockliff said any responses to the review would be made "from within existing resources and through future budget submissions".
Meanwhile, the Mental Health Council of Tasmania is worried about the resumption of face-to-face therapies and group sessions because of the pandemic which it says "is of paramount importance".
Council chief executive Connie Digolis said even with the easing of restrictions the need to maintain the four-square metre rule meant most organisations would not resume services any time in the near future.
She said governments needed to look at solutions to alleviate the problem.
"We want our services to be able to concentrate on working with Tasmanians who need access to mental health supports," Ms Digolis said.
"We are hearing that services are providing telehealth services where necessary and appropriate, however, this is sometimes not what many people may choose as their preferred option, or what may be best for their health over the longer term.
"Service providers are doing their best to adhere to the Government's public health guidelines, however due to a lack of resources, staffing concerns and suitability of some their physical office spaces we aren't seeing many organisations being able to return to delivering the full range of services in the way they once were.
"Without a long-term plan detailing how we can accommodate not only the restrictions but the increasing demand, we may see people's mental health deteriorate."