Western Australian Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 379

379 .         Terms used

                In this Part —

        application means an application made to the Tribunal under this Part;

        decision , of the Tribunal, includes an order, direction or declaration made by the Tribunal;

        hearing means a hearing in a proceeding;

        member means —

            (a)         the President of the Tribunal; or

            (b)         a member of the Mental Health Tribunal appointed under section 476(1);

        party means a party to a proceeding;

        person concerned , in an application or proceeding, means the patient or other person whom the application or proceeding concerns;

        President of the Tribunal means President of the Mental Health Tribunal appointed under section 475;

        presiding member , in a proceeding, has the meaning given in section 440;

        proceeding means a proceeding of the Tribunal under this Part and includes part of a proceeding;

        registrar means the registrar of the Mental Health Tribunal referred to in section 483;

        registry officer means a public service officer appointed or made available to assist the registrar as required by section 486;

        Tribunal means the Mental Health Tribunal established by section 380;

        witness means a witness in a proceeding.

        [Section 379 amended: No. 9 of 2022 s. 424.]