Hearings Before Mental Health Review Board of Victoria: Advocates Guide

Hearings Before the Mental Health Review Board of Victoria

The content of the document includes things like:

What is the approach to advocacy in this jurisdiction?

BEFORE THE HEARINGS

Where are they? What time? Can they be adjourned? Access and Reviewing clinical files. Witnesses. Discussion with treating team. Obtaining second opinions.Legal Aid funding. Treatment Plans

AT THE HEARING

Different members. What if the client does not want to attend? What if they don’t want someone elseto attend? What can a client get out of a hearing? CTOs, RCTOs, Inpatients and Security patients

AFTER THE HEARING

Appeal rights. Statement of reasons.

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Please note: If you require decisions referred to in the document. Please contact the Mental Health Review Board phone: 86015270

• Pdf 150 KB

• Appendix 1 Appeal Form
  PDF 31 KB
• Appendix 2 Request for Adjournment
  Word Doc 20KB
• Appendix 3 Practice Direction
  PDF 20 KB
• Appendix 4 Practice Direction
  PDF 20 KB
• Appendix 5 Authority to Release Information and Authority to Act and Release Information
  Word Doc 20 KB
• Appendix 6 Guideline on Access to Files
  PDF 60 KB
• Appendix 6.1 Guideline on Access to Clinical Files
  PDF 149 KB
• Appendix 7 Instructions to Dr.s for preparing report
  PDF 149 KB
• Appendix 8 Practice Direction on Observers at Hearings
  PDF 18 KB
• Appendix 9 Guidelines on Natural Justice
  PDF 239 KB
• Appendix 10 Closing Letter
  Word Doc 27 KB