Mental Health Act 2016
sec.718Application for approval to perform non-ablative neurosurgical procedure
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sec.718 Application for approval to perform non-ablative neurosurgical procedure
This section applies to a proceeding for hearing an application under chapter 12 , part 9 , division 2 for approval to perform a non-ablative neurosurgical procedure on a person. The tribunal must be constituted by the following 5 members— the president, deputy president or another member who is a lawyer of at least 7 years standing; 2 members who are psychiatrists; 1 member who is a neurosurgeon; 1 member who is not a lawyer or doctor. In this section— neurosurgeon means— a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession as a specialist registrant in the speciality of neurosurgery, other than as a student; or a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law with limited registration to practise in an area of need in a specialist position in neurosurgery. (sec.718-ssec.1) This section applies to a proceeding for hearing an application under chapter 12 , part 9 , division 2 for approval to perform a non-ablative neurosurgical procedure on a person. (sec.718-ssec.2) The tribunal must be constituted by the following 5 members— the president, deputy president or another member who is a lawyer of at least 7 years standing; 2 members who are psychiatrists; 1 member who is a neurosurgeon; 1 member who is not a lawyer or doctor. (sec.718-ssec.3) In this section— neurosurgeon means— a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession as a specialist registrant in the speciality of neurosurgery, other than as a student; or a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law with limited registration to practise in an area of need in a specialist position in neurosurgery.
- (a) the president, deputy president or another member who is a lawyer of at least 7 years standing;
- (b) 2 members who are psychiatrists;
- (c) 1 member who is a neurosurgeon;
- (d) 1 member who is not a lawyer or doctor.
- (a) a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession as a specialist registrant in the speciality of neurosurgery, other than as a student; or
- (b) a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law with limited registration to practise in an area of need in a specialist position in neurosurgery.