Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 738

738 Disclosure of documents to be relied on in hearing

(1) If a party to a proceeding intends to rely on a document in the hearing of the proceeding, the party must give a copy of the document to each other party to the proceeding at least 3 days before the hearing.

(2) However, if the party intends to apply to the tribunal for a confidentiality order in relation to a document, the party—

(a) is not required to give a copy of the document under subsection (1) to the person the subject of the proceeding; and

(b) if the person is represented by a lawyer or another person—must give a copy of the document to the lawyer or other person.

(3) In this section—

"document" does not include a victim impact statement.