Mental Health Act 2016
sec.800CSpecial tribunal
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sec.800C Special tribunal
The special tribunal is the tribunal constituted under subsection (2) for hearing a referral by the chief executive under section 800E . The special tribunal must be constituted by at least 3, but not more than 5, members of whom— at least 1 must be a lawyer; and at least 1 must be a psychiatrist or, if a psychiatrist is not readily available but another doctor is available, another doctor; and at least 1 person must be a person who is not a lawyer or doctor. s 800C ins 2017 No. 3 s 50A (sec.800C-ssec.1) The special tribunal is the tribunal constituted under subsection (2) for hearing a referral by the chief executive under section 800E . (sec.800C-ssec.2) The special tribunal must be constituted by at least 3, but not more than 5, members of whom— at least 1 must be a lawyer; and at least 1 must be a psychiatrist or, if a psychiatrist is not readily available but another doctor is available, another doctor; and at least 1 person must be a person who is not a lawyer or doctor.
- (a) at least 1 must be a lawyer; and
- (b) at least 1 must be a psychiatrist or, if a psychiatrist is not readily available but another doctor is available, another doctor; and
- (c) at least 1 person must be a person who is not a lawyer or doctor.