Recruitment
TARGETED RECRUITMENT
The Mental Health Review Tribunal accepts expressions of interest from psychiatrist and Deputy President applicants at any time.
Psychiatrist Members
Psychiatrist members of the Tribunal must be a registered medical practitioner with specialist registration in psychiatry and recognised qualifications as a psychiatrist (such as being a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or equivalent). Registration must be maintained throughout the member’s appointment.
If you are a psychiatrist with active registration who is interested in membership with the Tribunal, please submit an expression of interest at the link below:
Expression of Interest - Psychiatrist Members
Deputy Presidents
The Forensic Division of the Tribunal is constituted with a presiding member who is a part-time Deputy President.
A Deputy President must be:
(a) a person who holds or has held office as a judge of the Supreme Court or the District Court, or as a judge of an equivalent court of another State or a Territory, or
(b) a person who holds or has held office as a judge of the Federal Court or the High Court, or
(c) a person who is qualified to be appointed as a judge referred to in this clause.
If you are a former or current judicial officer interested in part-time membership of the Tribunal, please submit an expression of interest at the link below:
Expression of Interest - Deputy Presidents
GENERAL RECRUITMENT
The Mental Health Review Tribunal recruits every four years for part time members in the following three categories:
Lawyer Members - must be qualified and admitted as an Australian lawyer (for a minimum of 7 years) and hold a current practising certificate or Bar admission;
Psychiatrist Members - must be registered medical practitioners with specialist registration in psychiatry and recognised qualifications as a psychiatrist;
Other Suitably Qualified Members - must have professional or personal experience with persons to whom the Mental Health Act 2007 relates, such as people with a mental health condition. Experience with persons with dementia, acquired brain injury, intellectual disability or other cognitive impairments is also valued.
Part time members are required to sit on Tribunal panels and review the situation of persons with a mental illness within the framework of the NSW Mental Health Act 2007 (the Act) and the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 and make appropriate determinations and orders. Please note that under s188 of the Mental Health Act 2007, Tribunal members are prohibited from holding the office of Medical Superintendent or that of Official Visitor.
Members may be required to travel throughout metropolitan Sydney and on occasion to regional areas of NSW. Members are expected to participate in Tribunal professional development events.
Applicants with lived experience as consumers or carers are encouraged to apply.