Mental Health Act 2016

Within 7 days after receiving a request under section 90, the chief psychiatrist must direct the administrator of the person’s treating health service to arrange for an authorised psychiatrist to prepare a psychiatrist report about the person in relation to the charge of the serious offence.

However, the chief psychiatrist may decide not to give the direction if a direction to prepare a psychiatrist report about the person in relation to the serious offence has been previously revoked under section 98.

The direction may include a direction for the report to be prepared about the person also in relation to an associated offence.

If the chief psychiatrist does not give a direction under subsection (1), the chief psychiatrist must give the person making the request a written statement explaining the reasons for not giving the direction.