Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
97Listing and completion of applications to the Mental Health Tribunal under this Part
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97 Listing and completion of applications to the Mental Health Tribunal under this Part
(1) The Mental Health Tribunal must list and complete the hearing of an application under this Part within 5 business days after receiving the application.
(2) An authorised psychiatrist or a psychiatrist who applies under this Part may request an urgent hearing of the application if satisfied that the course of electroconvulsive treatment is necessary as a matter of urgency—
(a) to save the life of the person in respect of whom the application is made; or
(b) to prevent serious damage to the health of the person in respect of whom the application is made; or
(c) to prevent the person in respect of whom the application is made from suffering or continuing to suffer significant pain or distress.
(3) The Mental Health Tribunal must list and complete the hearing of an application under this Part in respect of which a request under subsection (2) is made as soon as practicable after receiving the request.