135Hearing not open to public

135 Hearing not open to public (1) Despite section 60 of the NTCAT Act, a hearing of the Tribunal is not to be held in public unless the Tribunal orders otherwise. (2) The Tribunal must not make an order under subsection (1) unless satisfied that: (a) the consent has been obtained of the person who is the subject of the review or involuntary detention application; and (b) the privacy of the parties to the review or involuntary detention application will not be adversely affected; and

Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 120 (c) the public hearing will not result in serious harm to the health of the person who is the subject of the review or involuntary detention application or will not place the safety of other persons at risk. (3) An order under subsection (1) may be made on the Tribunal's own initiative or on the application of the person who is the subject of the review or involuntary detention application.