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Series VPRS 16285
Register of Determinations, Mental Health Review, (Records Not Transferred)
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Date Range: Series 1987 - cont
  Series in Custody 1987 - 2000
  Contents 1987 - 2000
Public Access: Closed
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1987 - cont Mental Health Review Board VA 2932
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  • Function / Content
    The series constitutes the Register of Determinations created by the Mental Health Review Board (MHRB) and its creation is dictated by section 28 of the Mental Health Act 1986. The register contains particulars of applications lodged with the Executive Officer, the determinations of the Board and the reasons for each determination.

    The documents (Register) are created as a result of hearings before the Board.

    The Board commenced operation in 1987 and had the following functions:

    To hear appeals from involuntary and security patients, people on community treatment orders and restricted community treatment orders who wish to be discharged

    To review all involuntary and security patients within eight weeks of admission to determine if their involuntary or security patient status should continue

    To review all involuntary and security patients at least every twelve months to decide if their involuntary or security status should continue

    To review every decision to extend a community treatment order or a restricted community treatment order

    To hear appeals against refusals to grant leave to security patients; and

    To hear appeals against transfer orders.

  • Recordkeeping System
    The register of determinations is the prime record created by the MHRB and its creation is dictated by section 28 of the Mental Health Act 1986.

    As part of the recordkeeping system the client hearing files are created that are administrative in context and only really document the process of the hearing (mainly the organisation of the hearing). No medical information is involved and the prime client record remains the patient file in the hospital.
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