Mental Health Act 2015
186When ACAT must be constituted by more members
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186 When ACAT must be constituted by more members (1) This section applies to a proceeding on any of the following: (a) a mental health order; (b) a review of a mental health order under section 79 (Review of mental health order); (c) a forensic mental health order; (d) a grant of leave under section 119 (Grant of leave for person detained by ACAT); (e) revocation of leave under section 120 (Revocation of leave granted by ACAT); (f) a review of a forensic mental health order under section 126 (Review of forensic mental health order); (g) an electroconvulsive therapy order under section 157 (Making of electroconvulsive therapy order); (h) an emergency electroconvulsive therapy order under section 162 (Making of emergency electroconvulsive therapy (i) a review of a person’s fitness to plead under section 176 (Review of certain people found unfit to plead); (j) a recommendation under section 177 (Recommendations about people with mental impairment) or section 178 (Recommendations about people with mental disorder or mental illness) about a person who has a mental impairment, mental disorder or mental illness; (k) a review of detention under section 180 (Review of detention under court order).
(2) The ACAT must include— (a) a presidential member; and (b) a non-presidential member with a relevant interest, experience or qualification. Note The president of the ACAT is responsible for allocating members to the ACAT for an application (see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008, s 89).