Tribunal must give notice of proceedings
85 Tribunal must give notice of proceedings
Tribunal must give the following persons reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearings of proceedings before the Tribunal:
the applicant;
the person to whom the proceedings relate;
the
Public Advocate;
if the proceedings relate to an application for consent to prescribed psychiatric treatment—the Chief Psychiatrist;
such other persons as the Tribunal considers have a proper interest in the matter.
Despite subsection (1)—
the
Tribunal is not obliged to give notice of proceedings to a person if the person's whereabouts cannot, after reasonable enquiries, be ascertained; and
the
Tribunal may, if satisfied that urgent action is required in proceedings before the Tribunal, make an order (or any other decision) as a matter of urgency without complying with subsection (1), with effect for a period not exceeding 21 days as directed by the Tribunal.
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