Mental Health Act 2014
Part 21Mental Health Tribunal
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Part 21 — Mental Health Tribunal
- Terms used 280
Division 2 — Establishment, jurisdiction and constitution
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Establishment 281
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Jurisdiction 281
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Constitution specified by President 281
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Constitution generally 281
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Constitution for psychosurgical matters 282
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Contemporaneous exercise of jurisdiction 282
Division 3 — Involuntary treatment orders: review
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Initial review after order made 283
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Periodic reviews while order in force 284
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Involuntary patient for continuous period 286
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Review period may be extended 286
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Application for review 287
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Review on Tribunal’s own initiative 289
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Suspending order pending review 289
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Parties to proceeding 289
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Things to which Tribunal must have regard 290
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What Tribunal may do on completing review 291
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Review of direction given to psychiatrist 291
Division 4 — Involuntary treatment orders: validity
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Application of this Division 292
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Declaration about validity of treatment order 292
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Consequences of declaring treatment order in force to be invalid 293
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Application for declaration 294
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Parties to proceeding 294
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Failure to comply with this Act 294
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Discretion not to decide on validity of treatment order no longer in force 295
Division 5 — Review of admission of long‑term voluntary inpatients
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Application of this Division 295
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Application for review 296
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Parties to proceeding 296
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Things to which Tribunal must have regard 296
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What Tribunal may do on completing review 297
Division 6 — Electroconvulsive therapy approvals