Tribunal seeks GPs with knowledge and experience in mental health

30 August 2013 Coordinator Connect

The Government’s intention to reform Victoria’s Mental Health Act 1986 includes a key reform to replace the current Mental Health Review Board (MHRB) with a Mental Health Tribunal (Tribunal). Tribunal membership will expand to include registered medical practitioners with knowledge and experience in mental health.

Registered medical practitioners will be employed in a sessional capacity for a period of five years by the Governor-in-Council on the recommendation of the Minister for Mental Health.

The Tribunal will be an independent statutory body that conducts hearings to determine whether criteria for compulsory treatment apply to a person. Where all the criteria applies, a person may be detained and compulsorily treated for their mental illness. The Tribunal will also conduct review hearings for security patients (prisoners requiring compulsory mental health treatment).

Want more information?

Visit www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth/mhactreform
Register an expression of interest by emailing mhactreform@health.vic.gov.au or calling 1300 656 692 to receive an information kit and application form when positions open.
Attend the information evening on Thursday, 26 September 2013 at Level 30, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne. To attend, please contact: Melissa.Quinn@health.vic.gov.au

or phone 03 9601 52710.