People not to be regarded as having mental disorder or mental illness
11 People not to be regarded as having mental disorder or mental illness
For this Act, a person is not to be regarded as having a mental disorder or mental illness only because of any of the following:
the person expresses or refuses or fails to express, or has expressed or has refused or failed to express, a particular political opinion or belief;
the person expresses or refuses or fails to express, or has expressed or has refused or failed to express, a particular religious opinion or belief;
the person expresses or refuses or fails to express, or has expressed or has refused or failed to express, a particular philosophy;
the person expresses or refuses or fails to express, or has expressed or has refused or failed to express, a particular sexual preference or sexual orientation;
the person engages in or refuses or fails to engage in, or has engaged in or has refused or failed to engage in, a particular political activity;
the person engages in or refuses or fails to engage in, or has engaged in or has refused or failed to engage in, a particular religious activity;
the person engages in or has engaged in sexual promiscuity;
the person engages in or has engaged in immoral conduct;
the person engages in or has engaged in illegal conduct;
the person takes or has taken alcohol or any other drug;
the person engages in or has engaged in antisocial behaviour.
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