Statement of Reasons

A statement of reasons is a document that explains why the Mental Health Review Tribunal (Tribunal) made a decision at a particular proceeding.

The Mental Health Act 2016 (Act) provides that a person who was entitled to receive notice of a Tribunal decision in accordance with section 755(1) may request a statement of written reasons for that decision.

The Tribunal must comply with a valid request for a statement of reasons within 21 days after the day it receives the request.

If you would like to request a statement of reasons for a hearing in which you received notice of the Tribunal's decision, please make a written request via email or post which states:

• your name
• if you are not the patient, the patient's name
• the date of the hearing.

Legal representatives: if you are requesting a statement of reasons on behalf of your client, please state this in your request.

Treating teams: if you are requesting a statement of reasons under a delegation from the Administrator of your Authorised Mental Health Service, please state this in your request.

Please note that where the Tribunal adjourns a hearing, the Tribunal is yet to make its decision and so a statement of reasons cannot be provided.

The Tribunal's contact details can be found here - Contact | MHRT

Deidentified examples of statements of reasons provided by the Tribunal can be found here - Published Statements of Reasons