Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Mental Health Act 1986 - SECT 14A

Monitoring persons on community treatment orders

14A. Monitoring persons on community treatment orders



(1) The supervising medical practitioner of a person subject to a community
treatment order must assess the person at regular intervals.

(2) In assessing the person, the supervising medical practitioner must
consider whether-

   (a)  the criteria in section 8(1) still apply to the person; and

   (b)  the treatment required for the person can still be obtained under the
        order.

(3) If the supervising medical practitioner does not consider that-

   (a)  the criteria in section 8(1) still apply to the person; or

   (b)  the treatment required for the person can still be obtained under the
        order-

the supervising medical practitioner must notify the monitoring psychiatrist
as soon as practicable.



(4) If the supervising medical practitioner notifies the monitoring
psychiatrist under subsection (3), the monitoring psychiatrist must examine
the person subject to the order as soon as practicable.

(5) In this section-

monitoring psychiatrist of a person subject to a community treatment order,
means the monitoring psychiatrist specified in the person's treatment plan;
supervising medical practitioner of a person subject to a community treatment
order, means the supervising medical practitioner specified in the person's
treatment plan.