Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH (TREATMENT AND CARE) ACT 1994 - SECT 36L

    (1)     The ACAT may, on application or on its own initiative, review a mental health order in force in relation to a person.

    (2)     If the ACAT receives notice under section 34, section 36F or section 36K (2) in relation to a person, the ACAT must review the mental health orders in force in relation to the person within 72 hours.

    (3)     Subsection (2) has effect despite section 85 (Notice of hearing).

    (4)     If the ACAT is satisfied that a person subject to a psychiatric treatment order or community care order is no longer a person in relation to whom the ACAT could make a psychiatric treatment order or community care order, the ACAT must revoke all the mental health orders in force in relation to the person.

    (5)     In any other case, the ACAT may, if appropriate to do so—

        (a)     vary or revoke any of the mental health orders in force in relation to the person; or

        (b)     make additional mental health orders in relation to the person; or

        (c)     make an order for another assessment under section 16 in relation to the person.