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Annual ReportTo view or print a copy of the Board's 2006-2007 Annual Report click here. Previous Annual Reports are available by either contacting the Board's office or clicking on the Report below Australian Research Council (ARC) Research ProjectIn 2005, the ARC awarded a threee-year Linkages grant to a research team to conduct a major research study on Australian mental health tribunal processes. Conference and research papers provided by the research team are posted here as they become available. Brochures and FormsThe Board produces a number of Brochures and Forms to assist patients and mental health professionals. These can be downloaded for your use. CasebooksSignificant decisions of the Board from 1987 to 1997 are published in two casebooks Volume I (1987-91) and Volume II (1991-97). Click here to lodge a request on-line or print an order form.
Fact SheetsIn accordance with the Board's commitment to providing education and information to members of the public about issues related to mental illness and the operations of the Board, the following Fact Sheets have been developed and are available for your reference.
Practice Directions and Other GuidelinesClick here to view or print the Board’s practice directions.
Statements of ReasonsStatements of reasons are usually produced by the Board when a party to the proceedings makes a request for written reasons. All requests must be received in writing within 28 days of the hearing, with Statement of Reason's produced within 14 days thereafter. The statement of reason will set out findings of fact and the evidence on which such findings were based, and the reasons for the decisions arrived at on the basis of such findings. The statement of reason is not a transcript of the hearing. It is important that the Board be publicly accountable and that its decisions should, as far as practicable, be transparent. This is particularly so given that all hearings are held in private because of the sensitive nature of the evidence presented to the Board. To this end, a selection of recent statements published by the Board are available on this site. It should be noted that, consistent with the Mental Health Act 1986 secrecy provisions, parties to a hearing are "de indentified" in any subsequent statement of reason. More detailed information on this topic is available in our Fact Sheets (printable versions in .pdf format)
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