Hong Kong Regulations

MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW TRIBUNAL RULES - RULE 29

References

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 60 of 2000 s. 3

PART VI

REFERENCES

The tribunal shall consider a reference as if there had been an application by
the patient and the provisions of these rules shall apply with the following
modifications-

   (a)  rules 3, 4 and 18 shall not apply;

   (b)  the secretary shall, on receipt of the reference, send notice thereof
        to the patient and the responsible authority: Provided that where the
        reference has been made by the responsible  authority, instead of the
        notice of reference there shall be sent to the responsible authority a
        request for the authority's statement;

   (c)  rules 5, 6 and 7 shall apply as if rule 6(1) referred to the notice of
        reference, or the request for the authority's statement, as the case
        may be, instead of the notice of application;

   (d)  a reference made by the Chief Executive may be withdrawn by him at any
        time before it is considered by the tribunal and, where a reference is
        so withdrawn, the secretary shall inform the patient and the other
        parties that the reference has been withdrawn. (60 of 2000 s. 3)
        (Enacted 1988)