Mental Health Act 2015

The director-general must remove a registered affected person’s information from the affected person register on request by the person or someone with legal authority to act for the person.

The director-general may, at any time, remove a registered affected person’s information from the register if—

the ACAT considers that it is no longer necessary for the person’s wellbeing and safety to be a registered affected person; or

the person breaches an undertaking not to publish information disclosed under section 134.

However, before the director‑general removes a person’s information from the register under subsection (2), the director‑general must give the person written notice of their intention to remove the information.

The director-general may delegate the function under this section, for example, to the Victims of Crime Commissioner (see Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 20).

The notice must include a statement to the effect that the person has 28 days to tell the director‑general in writing why it is necessary for the person’s wellbeing and safety to remain on the register.