(1) The executive
officer shall, at least 7 days before the day on which an application under
section 59 is to be heard, cause notice in writing of the hearing to be given
to —
(a) the
applicant;
(b) the
represented person;
(c) the
nearest relative of the represented person;
(d) the
guardian of the represented person;
(e) the
Public Advocate;
(f) any
other person who in the opinion of the executive officer has a sufficient
interest in the proceedings.
(2) A notice under
subsection (1) shall include —
(a)
particulars of the application and the time and place of the hearing; and
(b) in
the case of the notice given to the applicant or the represented person, a
summary of —
(i)
the provisions of section 16 and clause 13 of Schedule 1,
and sections 39, 87 and 88 of the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 , as
they affect that person; and
(ii)
the authority conferred on the State Administrative
Tribunal by section 63.
(3) The State
Administrative Tribunal may where it considers that exceptional circumstances
so require —
(a)
shorten the time for giving notice to all or any of the persons referred to in
subsection (1); and
(b)
dispense with the requirements for notice to be given to all or any of the
persons referred to in that subsection other than the represented person and
the Public Advocate.
[Section 60 amended: No. 16 of 1992 s. 18; No. 7
of 1996 s. 36; No. 55 of 2004 s. 441 and 466(1); No. 19 of 2010 s. 18(2).]
[ 61. Deleted: No. 55 of 2004 s. 442.]
[ 62. Deleted: No. 7 of 1996 s. 22.]