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Mental Health Act 2014
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Part 21 — Mental Health Tribunal
379. Terms used 280
Division 2 — Establishment, jurisdiction and constitution
380. Establishment 281
381. Jurisdiction 281
382. Constitution specified by President 281
383. Constitution generally 281
384. Constitution for psychosurgical matters 282
385. Contemporaneous exercise of jurisdiction 282
Division 3 — Involuntary treatment orders: review
386. Initial review after order made 283
387. Periodic reviews while order in force 284
388. Involuntary patient for continuous period 286
389. Review period may be extended 286
390. Application for review 287
391. Review on Tribunal’s own initiative 289
392. Suspending order pending review 289
393. Parties to proceeding 289
394. Things to which Tribunal must have regard 290
395. What Tribunal may do on completing review 291
396. Review of direction given to psychiatrist 291
Division 4 — Involuntary treatment orders: validity
397. Application of this Division 292
398. Declaration about validity of treatment order 292
399. Consequences of declaring treatment order in force to be invalid 293
400. Application for declaration 294
401. Parties to proceeding 294
402. Failure to comply with this Act 294
403. Discretion not to decide on validity of treatment order no longer in force 295
Division 5 — Review of admission of long‑term voluntary inpatients
404. Application of this Division 295
405. Application for review 296
406. Parties to proceeding 296
407. Things to which Tribunal must have regard 296
408. What Tribunal may do on completing review 297
Division 6 — Electroconvulsive therapy approvals
409. Application of this Division 297
410. Application for approval 298
411. Parties to proceeding 298
412. Things Tribunal must be satisfied of 299
413. Tribunal must have regard to Chief Psychiatrist’s guidelines 299
414. Other things to which Tribunal must have regard 299
415. Decision on application 301