The Canberra Hospital. The location of a proceeding is dependent upon

whether the person who is the subject of the proceeding is able to attend at the

Court building. Where a person is the subject of an emergency detention order

and, consequently, detained at The Canberra Hospital, the Tribunal convenes

at the Hospital for the proceeding.

appear before the Tribunal by audio or audio visual link. It is quite possible

that such persons would not feel comfortable appearing in this way and will,

instead, prefer to appear in person. This is a factor the Tribunal will have to

consider if it proposes to make an 'own motion direction' for the appearance

of a person using an audio or audio visual link. Any such motion would be

dependent on the Tribunal being satisfied that the evidence or submission of a

person could more conveniently be given or made from a place other than the

Magistrates Court. If the Tribunal considered that the use of audio or audio

visual links would inhibit a mentally ill person, or would otherwise detract

from his or her ability to participate in a proceeding, this would be an

important consideration in deciding whether the Tribunal could give such a

direction.

is value in media training. It is important that the Government is able to

communicate effectively with the community it serves.

(a) The professional media training was paid for out of the office expenses

(b) The Mental Health Tribunal seeks to achieve the most positive