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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 150

Composition of Tribunal

150 Composition of Tribunal

(cf 1990 Act, ss 264, 265)

(1) The Tribunal is to be constituted by one or more members nominated by the President for the exercise of its functions.
(2) For the purpose of exercising any of its functions (other than in relation to mental health inquiries or under the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 ), the Tribunal must consist of at least 1 member who is to be the President, a Deputy President or a member who is an Australian legal practitioner.
(2A) For the purpose of conducting a mental health inquiry, the Tribunal must consist of at least 1 member who is to be the President or a Deputy President or a member qualified to be appointed as a Deputy President.
(3) The President may nominate other members of the following kinds--
(a) a member who is a psychiatrist,
(b) a member referred to in section 141 (2) (c).
(5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the members who are to constitute the Tribunal for the exercise of any of its functions.



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