Current Issues for the Regulation of Mental Health Services in WA

The three agencies of the Mental Health Tribunal (MHT), Office of the Chief Psychiatrist (OCP) and the Mental Health Commission (MHC) play a vital role in regulating and safeguarding involuntary mental health patients in Western Australia.

The MHT safeguards the rights of all involuntary mental health patients in WA. As the accountability agency, it is responsible for restricting and restoring the liberty of people who are treated under the Mental Health Act 2014. Every involuntary patient has a right to have their treatment status reviewed by the MHT. The Tribunal also hears applications to administer specified treatment in authorised settings.

The OCP acts as the peer agency, promulgating and monitoring compliance with guidelines and standards that the MHT must consider when making determinations in matters within its jurisdiction. Both the OCP and the MHT are independent statutory bodies operating under the umbrella of the MHC.

Join senior representatives from these agencies as they discuss their functions during a time of significant demand for mental health services.

Disclaimer:

1. This seminar is subject to change.
2. The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia states that CPD Units are awarded for a full hour and/ or half hour of attendance. Lesser periods are rounded down to the nearest half hour. 
3. A practitioner cannot claim CPD Units for attending a seminar that has the same content during the same CPD year. The content must extend the practitioner’s knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to the solicitor’s practice needs or professional development.  Practitioners should not request CPD Units for any subsequent seminars which contain the same or similar content within the same CPD year.