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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 739

Right of representation and support

739 Right of representation and support

(1) The person who is the subject of a proceeding may be represented at the hearing of the proceeding by a nominated support person, a lawyer or another person.
(2) Also, the person who is the subject of a proceeding may be accompanied at the hearing of the proceeding by—
(a) 1 member of the person’s support network; or
(b) with the tribunal’s leave, more than 1 member of the person’s support network.
Note—
See section 763 for the tribunal’s power to exclude a person from a tribunal proceeding.
(3) A person who represents the person at the hearing of a proceeding must—
(a) to the extent the person is able to express the person’s views, wishes and preferences—represent the person’s views, wishes and preferences; and
(b) to the extent the person is unable to express the person’s views, wishes and preferences—represent the person’s best interests.
(4) In this section—

"support network" , of a person, means—
(a) the person’s nominated support persons, if any; or
(b) the person’s family, carers and other support persons.



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