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Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950
sec.5BAttendance of prisoner, patient or forensic disability client before commission
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### sec.5B Attendance of prisoner, patient or forensic disability client before commission
Where a chairperson requires the attendance before a commission of—
a prisoner—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the chief executive (corrective services), direct the chief executive (corrective services) to produce the prisoner at the time and place stated in the direction; or
an involuntary patient detained in an authorised mental health service—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the administrator of the health service, direct the administrator to produce the patient at the time and place stated in the direction; or
a forensic disability client—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the administrator of the forensic disability service, direct the administrator to produce the client at the time and place stated in the direction.
A direction served under subsection (1) is sufficient warrant or authority to the chief executive (corrective services) or administrator for producing the prisoner, patient or client, as the case may be, who shall be produced accordingly.
In this section—
administrator —
of an authorised mental health service, means the person appointed under the Mental Health Act 2016 as the administrator of the health service; or
of the forensic disability service, means the person declared under the Forensic Disability Act 2011 to be the administrator of the forensic disability service.
authorised mental health service see the Mental Health Act 2016 , schedule 3 .
forensic disability client see the Forensic Disability Act 2011 .
forensic disability service see the Forensic Disability Act 2011 .
involuntary patient see the Mental Health Act 2016 , schedule 3 .
prisoner see the Corrective Services Act 2006 .
s 5B ins 1987 No. 59 s 8
sub 1988 No. 88 s 3 (1) sch 1
amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ; 2000 No. 16 s 590 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2 ; 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3 ; 2011 No. 13 s 164 ; 2016 No. 5 s 923 sch 4
(sec.5B-ssec.1) Where a chairperson requires the attendance before a commission of— a prisoner—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the chief executive (corrective services), direct the chief executive (corrective services) to produce the prisoner at the time and place stated in the direction; or an involuntary patient detained in an authorised mental health service—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the administrator of the health service, direct the administrator to produce the patient at the time and place stated in the direction; or a forensic disability client—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the administrator of the forensic disability service, direct the administrator to produce the client at the time and place stated in the direction.
(sec.5B-ssec.2) A direction served under subsection (1) is sufficient warrant or authority to the chief executive (corrective services) or administrator for producing the prisoner, patient or client, as the case may be, who shall be produced accordingly.
(sec.5B-ssec.3) In this section— administrator — of an authorised mental health service, means the person appointed under the Mental Health Act 2016 as the administrator of the health service; or of the forensic disability service, means the person declared under the Forensic Disability Act 2011 to be the administrator of the forensic disability service. authorised mental health service see the Mental Health Act 2016 , schedule 3 . forensic disability client see the Forensic Disability Act 2011 . forensic disability service see the Forensic Disability Act 2011 . involuntary patient see the Mental Health Act 2016 , schedule 3 . prisoner see the Corrective Services Act 2006 .
- (a) a prisoner—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the chief executive (corrective services), direct the chief executive (corrective services) to produce the prisoner at the time and place stated in the direction; or
- (b) an involuntary patient detained in an authorised mental health service—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the administrator of the health service, direct the administrator to produce the patient at the time and place stated in the direction; or
- (c) a forensic disability client—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the administrator of the forensic disability service, direct the administrator to produce the client at the time and place stated in the direction.
- (a) of an authorised mental health service, means the person appointed under the Mental Health Act 2016 as the administrator of the health service; or
- (b) of the forensic disability service, means the person declared under the Forensic Disability Act 2011 to be the administrator of the forensic disability service.