191CNotification of application and parties to proceeding

191C Notification of application and parties to proceeding (1) The applicant must notify the following persons of an application under section 191(1)— (a) the person in respect of whom the supervised treatment order is proposed to be made; (b) the Senior Practitioner; (c) the Public Advocate. (2) The person in respect of whom the supervised treatment order is proposed to be made is a party to a proceeding relating to an application under section 191(1). (3) On the application of the Senior Practitioner, VCAT must join the Senior Practitioner as a party to a proceeding relating to an application under section 191(1). (4) On the application of the Public Advocate, VCAT must join the Public Advocate as a party to a proceeding relating to an application under section 191(1). (5) If a person is joined as a party under subsection (3) or (4), that person is a party to a proceeding relating to any other application under section 191(1) concerning the person in respect of whom the supervised treatment order is proposed to be made. S. 192 (Heading) substituted by No. 19/2019 s. 101, amended by No. 9/2023 s. 57.