13. Renumber rule 11 of the 1986 Rules as rule 11(1) and at the end insert:—
“(2) At any time before the hearing of an application, the medical member or, where the tribunal includes more than one, at least one of them may examine the other detained person, the person to whom the application under section 80 of the Act relates or the person making an application under section 83(2) of the Act and take such steps as he or she considers necessary to form an opinion of that person’s medical condition; and for this purpose that person may be seen in private and all his or her medical records may be examined by the medical member, who may take such notes and copies as required, for use in connection with the application.”.