Mr. James Kelly:

A mental health tribunal is made up of a psychiatrist, a legal professional and a member of the community or layperson. When one is involuntarily detained an admission order is made and the tribunal will review the order after 21 days but it is proposed to reduce the time to 14 days. A person who is involuntarily detained will be assessed by an independent consultant psychiatrist. So there will be another examination of the person and a report will be given to the tribunal. Then the tribunal will meet the person and the person's treating psychiatrist. After the tribunal reviews all of the documentation and evidence it will either affirm the order, which means affirm that the person needed to be involuntarily detained and suffers from a mental disorder, as it is phrased under the Act, or the order is refused and the person is released. It is just to ensure that the person's detention is regularly reviewed.