MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 720 Presiding member
MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 720
Presiding member720 Presiding member
(1) The presiding member for a proceeding is—(a) if the tribunal is constituted by 1 member—the constituting member; or(b) if the tribunal is constituted by more than 1 member—the member decided by the president.
(2) However, if the tribunal is constituted under section 716 (2) , 717 or 718 , the presiding member must be a lawyer.