(a) must ensure that, as far as
practicable, the person is brought before the Tribunal dressed in street
clothes, and
(b) must make all necessary arrangements to ensure that all
appropriate medical witnesses appear before the Tribunal and other relevant
medical evidence concerning the person is placed before the Tribunal at or
before the inquiry, and
(c) as soon as practicable after notifying the
Tribunal under section 27 (d), and at or before the inquiry, must provide the
Tribunal with all relevant medical reports of the examinations in step 1 or
step 2, as referred to in section 27 (d), and any additional information
required by the Tribunal for the purposes of the inquiry.
An
assessable person, or any other person, may, with the approval of the Tribunal
and subject to the regulations (if any), be brought or appear before the
Tribunal by way of audio visual link.
Note : The
Tribunal must be constituted by at least one member who is the President or a
Deputy President for the purposes of a mental health inquiry (see section 150
(2A)). Other provisions relating to the Tribunal's procedures generally, that
apply to mental health inquiries and other proceedings, are set out in Part 2
of Chapter 6.