Mental Health Act 2016
sec.736Right to appear
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sec.736 Right to appear
A person who is entitled be given notice of the hearing of a proceeding has a right to appear in person at the hearing. Also, without limiting subsection (1) , the chief psychiatrist may, with the leave of the tribunal, appear in person at the hearing of a proceeding. However, despite subsection (1) , the following persons do not have a right to appear in person at the hearing of a proceeding— the administrator of an authorised mental health service; the administrator of the forensic disability service; a person who is given notice of the hearing of the proceeding under section 287 . Subsection (3) (a) does not apply in relation to an application for an examination authority made under section 502 by an administrator of an authorised mental health service or a person authorised in writing by an administrator of an authorised mental health service. s 736 amd 2017 No. 3 s 47 (sec.736-ssec.1) A person who is entitled be given notice of the hearing of a proceeding has a right to appear in person at the hearing. (sec.736-ssec.2) Also, without limiting subsection (1) , the chief psychiatrist may, with the leave of the tribunal, appear in person at the hearing of a proceeding. (sec.736-ssec.3) However, despite subsection (1) , the following persons do not have a right to appear in person at the hearing of a proceeding— the administrator of an authorised mental health service; the administrator of the forensic disability service; a person who is given notice of the hearing of the proceeding under section 287 . (sec.736-ssec.4) Subsection (3) (a) does not apply in relation to an application for an examination authority made under section 502 by an administrator of an authorised mental health service or a person authorised in writing by an administrator of an authorised mental health service. s 736 amd 2017 No. 3 s 47
- (a) the administrator of an authorised mental health service;
- (b) the administrator of the forensic disability service;
- (c) a person who is given notice of the hearing of the proceeding under section 287 .