169Application for approval

169 Application for approval (1) A doctor may apply to the chief psychiatrist for approval for a stated neurosurgeon to perform psychiatric surgery on a person. (2) The doctor who makes the application must be a psychiatrist. (3) The application must be in writing and be accompanied by— (a) a copy of the consent of the person; or (b) if the consent is in an advance consent direction—a copy of the advance consent direction; or (c) a copy of an order of the Supreme Court under section 173.

(4) The doctor must, as soon as practicable after giving the application to the chief psychiatrist, give a copy of the application to the person on whom the surgery is proposed to be performed.