Mental Health Act 2013
179The Tribunal's review function
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179 The Tribunal's review function
(1) The Tribunal is to review, in accordance with this Division –
(a) the making of assessment orders; and
(b) treatment orders (and their variation and discharge); and
(c) admissions of involuntary patients to SMHUs; and
(d) the status of voluntary inpatients; and
(e) the placement of any involuntary patient or forensic patient under seclusion or restraint; and
(ea) [Section 179 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 56, Applied:01 Jul 2017] the authorisation of treatment for any forensic patient; and
(f) the application of force to any forensic patient; and
(g) the withholding, from any patient, of information by persons; and
(h) the transfer of any involuntary patient or forensic patient within Tasmania; and
(i) the granting, refusal, cancellation or variation of leave of absence for any involuntary patient or forensic patient who is not subject to a restriction order; and
(j) the exercise of visiting, correspondence or telephone rights by any forensic patient.
(2) The Tribunal is also required to review –
(a) as provided by section 36B of the Corrections Act 1997 , admissions of prisoners to secure mental health units; and
(b) as provided by section 134B of the Youth Justice Act 1997 , admissions of youth detainees to secure mental health units; and
(c) as provided by section 37 of the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 , restriction orders or supervision orders made under that Act.