Crimes Act 1900
Div 133
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Division 13.3 (c) the ACAT later decides the accused is fit to plead in relation to Note For the relevant review of fitness to plead provisions, see the Mental Health Act 2015, s 176. (2) The director of public prosecutions must consider whether to take further proceedings against the accused in relation to the offence. (3) If further proceedings are taken and the accused is found guilty of the offence charged (or an alternative offence), the court must, in deciding the sentence for the offence, take into account any time the accused has spent in custody or detention in relation to the offence. Division 13.3 Supreme Court—special verdict of not guilty because of mental impairment