56. Mental Health Act 1996
(1) In this rule ¾
}authorised hospital~, }community treatment order~, }Council of Official Visitors~, }involuntary patient~ and }supervising psychiatrist~ have the meanings given to those terms in the Mental Health Act 1996 section 3.
(2) If a document is required to be given to the Council of Official Visitors under the Act, the Mental Health Act 1996 or these rules, it may be given to the Council by giving the document to the executive officer of the Council.
(3) Despite rule 31, if a document is required to or may be given to an involuntary patient who is not the subject of a community treatment order, personal service is effected by leaving a copy of the document with the person in charge of the authorised hospital in which the person is detained.
(4) Despite rule 31, if a document is required to or may be given to an involuntary patient who is the subject of a community treatment order personal service is effected ¾
(a) by leaving a copy of the document with him or her; or
(b) if the involuntary patient cannot be found, by leaving a copy of the document with his or her supervising psychiatrist.
(5) Despite rule 31, if a document is required to or may be given to an involuntary patient who is absent on leave of absence and cannot be found, personal service is effected by leaving a copy of the document with the person in charge of the authorised hospital in which the person is required to be detained.
(6) A copy of a document that must be given to an involuntary patient under the Act, an enabling Act or these rules must also be given to ¾
(a) the patient's litigation guardian appointed under the Act section 40(2) (if any);
(b) the patient's guardian ad litem (if any);
(c) if an administrator of his or her estate has been appointed under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990, the administrator; and
(d) if the patient has a guardian appointed under a law of a State or Territory, that guardian.