New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 48

48 Records of proceedings

(1) Proceedings before a Magistrate in an inquiry are to be recorded but any such record which is made by means of shorthand, stenotype or sound-recording apparatus is not to be transcribed unless:

(a) the Magistrate, on the application of the person brought before the Magistrate, is of the opinion that sufficient cause is shown to warrant the transcription of the record relating to the matter, or

(b) the Magistrate directs that the record be transcribed, or

(c) the transcription of the record is otherwise required by law.

(2) Any transcription so made is, except as to such part, if any, of the transcription as is specified by the Magistrate, to be supplied to a person appearing before the Magistrate on payment of the prescribed fee.