South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts85—Tribunal must give notice of proceedings
(1) Tribunal must give
the following persons reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearings
of proceedings before the Tribunal:
(a) the
applicant;
(b) the
person to whom the proceedings relate;
(c) the
Public Advocate;
(ca) if
the proceedings relate to an application for consent to prescribed
psychiatric treatment—the Chief Psychiatrist;
(d) such
other persons as the Tribunal considers have a proper interest in the matter.
(2) Despite
subsection (1)—
(a) the
Tribunal is not obliged to give notice of proceedings to a person if the
person's whereabouts cannot, after reasonable enquiries, be ascertained; and
(b) the
Tribunal may, if satisfied that urgent action is required in proceedings
before the Tribunal, make an order (or any other decision) as a matter of
urgency without complying with subsection (1), with effect for a period
not exceeding 21 days as directed by the Tribunal.