Western Australian Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 420

420 .         Things to which Tribunal must have regard

                In deciding whether or not to approve the psychosurgery being performed on the patient, the Tribunal must have regard to these things —

            (a)         the views of any carer, close family member or other personal support person of the patient;

            (b)         the consequences for the treatment and care of the patient of not performing the psychosurgery;

            (c)         the nature and degree of any significant risk of performing the psychosurgery;

            (d)         whether the psychosurgery is likely to promote and maintain the health and wellbeing of the patient;

            (e)         any other things that the Tribunal considers relevant to making the decision.

        [Section 420 amended: No. 36 of 2015 s. 6.]