sch.1-pt Information to be given to detained person

Information to be given to detained person

If the Mental Health Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) directs that you are to be detained in a mental health facility, the Tribunal will then decide if you are able to manage your property and affairs.

You have the right to have a barrister or solicitor represent you before the Tribunal. If you do not want a barrister or solicitor, you can have another person of your choice represent you, but you can only do this if the Tribunal agrees.

If the Tribunal decides you are able to manage your property and affairs, you can continue to do so. However, if you wish, you can have the NSW Trustee and Guardian manage your property and affairs. You can ask the medical superintendent to arrange for the NSW Trustee and Guardian to manage your property and affairs.

If the Tribunal decides you are not able to manage your property and affairs, the Tribunal will order that your property and affairs be managed by the NSW Trustee and Guardian.

If you do not agree with the Tribunal’s decision that your property and affairs should be managed by the NSW Trustee and Guardian, you have the right to appeal to the Supreme Court.