Mental Health Tribunal 2025-26 annual report
Summary
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The Mental Health Tribunal reported on 2025–26 as the independent body deciding whether people meet the criteria for compulsory mental health treatment.
The tribunal reported a 2 per cent increase in hearings, with demand continuing to exceed capacity.
It reported appointing 13 additional psychiatrist members and seven registered medical members in April 2026.
It acknowledged significant delays in hearing applications to revoke treatment orders, including excessive delays for some people on community orders.
In the body's own words
- Conclusion
There were significant delays in scheduling these matters, and the delay was excessive for some consumers on community treatment orders.
Finances 1
Total
$16,014,162
Printed as
Operating Expenses $840,610 $696,710 $818,825 Total $16,014,162 $14,836,480 $13,380,591
Staff 2
Total
38 people
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Total 38 33.7 28 25.3 10 8.4
Total
33.7 FTE
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Total 38 33.7 28 25.3 10 8.4
Executives and remuneration 1
Executive
1
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Executive 1 1 - - 1 1
Complaints and investigations 1
complaints
30
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During 2025-26 the Tribunal received 30 complaints and 15 pieces of feedback
Other figures 10
Hearings listed§
18,477
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Hearings listed§ 18,477 17,735 15,775
Hearings conducted
13,274
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Hearings conducted 13,274 13,029 11,129
Hearings determined
11,414
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Hearings determined 11,414 11,144 9,398
Number of patients who had a hearing‡
6,468
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Number of patients who had a hearing‡ 6,468 6,171 5,618
Treatment orders made / confirmed
10,120
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Treatment orders made / confirmed 10,120 10,087 8,350
Temporary treatment orders / Treatment orders revoked
829
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Temporary treatment orders / Treatment orders revoked 829 633 617
ECT orders made
623
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ECT orders made 623 663 507
ECT applications refused
117
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ECT applications refused 117 90 77
Statement of reasons requested
514
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Statement of reasons requested 514 436 348
Applications to VCAT
94
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Applications to VCAT 94 44 34
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 54
- Figures not found in the report
- Consultancy; Consultancy total; Employee expenses; Executive average remuneration; Executive remuneration total; Head remuneration; Investigations commenced; Investigations finalised; Net result; Recommendations made; Total income