188Review of force

188 Review of force

The following provisions govern the review of the application of force to a forensic patient:

(a) the Tribunal may do the review on its own motion at any time;

(b) the Tribunal must do the review on the application of any person with the necessary standing;

(c) the Tribunal may do the review even if the application of force has ended;

(d) on review, the Tribunal may –

(i) affirm the application of force; or

(ii) declare that force should not have been applied to the patient, either at all or in the way it was.