Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 756

756 Written reasons for decision

(1) The tribunal must, on request by a person mentioned in section 755 (1) , give the person written reasons for the tribunal’s decision.

(2) The tribunal must comply with the request within 21 days after the day it receives the request.

(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply to the extent complying with the request would contravene a confidentiality order or section 743 .

(4) Also, if the request is for written reasons for a decision in relation to an application for an examination authority by a person mentioned in section 502 (1) (c) , the written reasons must not disclose—

(a) the contact details of the person the subject of the application; or

(b) information about the health or health care of the person the subject of the application.