Mental Health Act 2016
sec.751Dealing with documents or other things
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sec.751 Dealing with documents or other things
If a document or other thing is produced to the tribunal in a proceeding, the tribunal may— inspect the document or thing; and make copies of, photograph, or take extracts from, the document or thing if it is relevant to the proceeding. The tribunal may also keep the document or thing while it is necessary for the proceeding. While the tribunal keeps the document or other thing, the tribunal must permit a person otherwise entitled to possession of the document or thing to inspect, make copies of, photograph, or take extracts from, the document or thing, at the reasonable time and place the tribunal decides. (sec.751-ssec.1) If a document or other thing is produced to the tribunal in a proceeding, the tribunal may— inspect the document or thing; and make copies of, photograph, or take extracts from, the document or thing if it is relevant to the proceeding. (sec.751-ssec.2) The tribunal may also keep the document or thing while it is necessary for the proceeding. (sec.751-ssec.3) While the tribunal keeps the document or other thing, the tribunal must permit a person otherwise entitled to possession of the document or thing to inspect, make copies of, photograph, or take extracts from, the document or thing, at the reasonable time and place the tribunal decides.
- (a) inspect the document or thing; and
- (b) make copies of, photograph, or take extracts from, the document or thing if it is relevant to the proceeding.