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Crimes Act 1900
323Supreme Court orders following special verdict of not
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323 Supreme Court orders following special verdict of not
guilty because of mental impairment—non-serious
(1) If an accused has been charged with an indictable offence other than
a serious offence and a special verdict of not guilty because of mental
impairment is returned or entered, the Supreme Court may—
(a) make an order requiring the accused to submit to the jurisdiction
of the ACAT to enable the ACAT to make recommendations as
to how he or she should be dealt with; or
(b) make any other orders it considers appropriate.
(a) the Supreme Court makes an order under subsection (1) (a); and
(b) the ACAT notifies the court of its recommendations;
the court shall, in consideration of the ACAT’s recommendations,
make any further orders it considers appropriate.
(3) The Supreme Court may make the orders that it considers appropriate,
including—