Hong Kong Regulations

MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW TRIBUNAL RULES - RULE 15

Adjournment

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The tribunal may at any time adjourn a hearing for the purpose of
obtaining further information or for such other purposes as it may think
appropriate.

(2) Before adjourning any hearing, the tribunal may give such directions as it
thinks fit for ensuring the prompt consideration of the application at an
adjourned hearing.

(3) Where the applicant or the mentally incapacitated person (where he is not
the applicant) or the responsible authority requests that a hearing adjourned
in accordance with this rule be resumed, the hearing shall be resumed provided
that the tribunal is satisfied that resumption would be in the interests of
the mentally incapacitated person. (L.N. 100 of 1998)

(4) Before the tribunal resumes any hearing which has been adjourned without a
further hearing date being fixed the secretary shall give to all parties not
less than 14 days' notice (or such shorter notice as all parties may consent
to) of the date, time and place of the resumed hearing.