Mental Health Act 2016

The functions of an assisting clinician are to—

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

make recommendations about the making of court examination orders under section 668; and

assist the court by advising it—

on the meaning and significance of clinical evidence; and

about clinical issues relating to the treatment, care and detention of persons under this Act; and

assisting the court and the registry by advising them about matters relating to the hearing of proceedings or the administration of the court.

However, an assisting clinician’s functions are limited to matters within the clinician’s professional expertise.