Tribunals Explained: The words and terms we use

Описание: The Mental Health Commission is responsible for operating the mental health tribunals process, which vindicates the rights of patients who are involuntarily detained.

Under the Mental Health Acts 2001-2018 (the 2001 Act) every adult who is involuntarily detained in an approved centre will have their detention order referred to a mental health tribunal (tribunal) to be reviewed.

Involuntarily detained patients are persons who are deemed to have a mental disorder and are admitted and detained against their will in an approved centre, on an admission or renewal order

Every detained patient has a right to a legal representative (covered by legal aid). Legal representatives are assigned by the Commission. A patient may ask for a different legal representative from the MHC’s panel or appoint their own private solicitor.

In this video we discuss the words and terms often used in Tribunals.

Fore more information, please see our website https://www.mhcirl.ie/

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