Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH (TREATMENT AND CARE) ACT 1994 - SECT 87

    (1)     The ACAT must give a copy of an ACAT order to the following people:

        (a)     the subject person;

        (b)     if the subject person has a representative—the representative;

        (c)     if the subject person is a child—the child's parents;

        (d)     if the subject person has a guardian—the guardian;

        (e)     if the subject person has made a power of attorney under the Powers of Attorney Act 2006 —the attorney under the power of attorney;

        (f)     the public advocate;

        (g)     if the person was referred to the ACAT under section 13—the referring officer;

        (h)     if the person was ordered to submit to the jurisdiction of the ACAT by a court—the court;

              (i)     if the order requires the person to be admitted to a facility or institution—the person in charge of the facility or institution;

        (j)     anyone else ordered by the ACAT.

    (2)     The ACAT must also give a copy of the following orders of the ACAT to the chief psychiatrist:

        (a)     a psychiatric treatment order;

        (b)     a restriction order in relation to a person subject to a psychiatric treatment order;

        (c)     an electroconvulsive therapy order;

        (d)     an emergency electroconvulsive therapy order.

    (3)     The ACAT must also give a copy of the following orders of the ACAT to the care coordinator:

        (a)     a community care order;

        (b)     a restriction order in relation to a person subject to a community care order.

    (4)     The ACAT must give a copy of an emergency electroconvulsive therapy order to the people mentioned in subsection (1) and (2) in relation to the order within 24 hours after the order is made.

Note     For how documents may be served, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.5.