Western Australian Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 665

665 .         Reports requested by Minister (1996 Act s. 192(2))

        (1)         This section applies if, immediately before commencement day, the Minister had requested a report about a matter under the 1996 Act section 192(2) but no report about the matter had been made to the Minister.

        (2)         Despite the repeal of the 1996 Act —

            (a)         the report must made be to the Minister under the 1996 Act section 192(2) as soon as practicable; and

            (b)         the responsible COV office holder under subsection (3) continues to hold office, and is entitled to receive from the Chief Mental Health Advocate such assistance as the responsible COV office holder reasonably requires, for the purpose of making the report.

        (3)         For subsection (2)(b), the responsible COV office holder is —

            (a)         a person —

                  (i)         who, immediately before commencement day, held office under the 1996 Act as an official visitor or a person on a panel; and

                  (ii)         who is nominated by the person referred to in paragraph (b) to make the report;

                or

            (b)         if no-one is nominated under paragraph (a)(ii) — the person who, immediately before commencement day, held office under the 1996 Act as the Head of the Council of Official Visitors.

        [Section 665 inserted: No. 25 of 2014 s. 9.]