Jurisdiction

The tribunal determines cases under the It may also have jurisdiction to deal with cases under other laws. The tribunal has jurisdiction in respect of:

• the release or disposition of persons acquitted of crimes by reason of mental illness;
• whether a person is fit for further trial after a jury has found the person unfit for trial;
• reviewing the cases of detained patients (both civil and forensic) to determine whether they should continue to be detained;
• hearing appeals against a medical superintendent’s refusal to discharge a patient;
• making, varying and revoking community treatment and community counselling orders;
• determining applications for treatments and surgery on detained patients; and
• making orders for financial management where people are unable to make competent decisions for

themselves because of psychiatric disability.