# Your relative’s lawyer or advocate will prepare your relative for the Review Panel. If you have material interest in or knowledge of matters relevant to the hearing, you may be a witness at it. If it is not practical for you to appear in person at teh Panel you may write a letter or speak to the Panel via telephone. Speak with your relative’s lawyer or advocate about this possibility.# You can help your relative by offering to provide support to them if they are discharged, and making this know known to the Review Panel. Remember that the Review Panel wants to be sure that your relative’s mental or physical condition will not substantially deteriorate and that your relative will not cause harm to themselves or others if discharged. # Review Panels are generally held in private. The Panel will decide by majority vote if the conditions that led to your relative’s detention criteria for certification still exist. If so, your relative will be detained for a further period. If not, your relative will be discharged.