(1) The functions of an assisting clinician are to—
(a)
examine material received for a hearing to identify matters requiring further
examination and to make recommendations to the Mental Health Court about the
matters; and
(b) make recommendations about the making of court examination
orders under section 668; and
(c) assist the court by advising it—
(i) on
the meaning and significance of clinical evidence; and
(ii) about clinical
issues relating to the treatment, care and detention of persons under this
Act; and
(d) assisting the court and the registry by advising them about
matters relating to the hearing of proceedings or the administration of the
court.
(2) However, an assisting clinician’s functions are limited to
matters within the clinician’s professional expertise.
