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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014
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286 Mental illness
286 Mental illness
(1) As soon as practicable after forming an opinion that the mental state of an inmate requires special observation, a prescribed health officer must report that he or she has formed the opinion, and the grounds for the opinion, to a prescribed CSNSW officer.
(2) On receiving a report referred to in subclause (1), the prescribed CSNSW officer—
(a) must ensure the inmate is placed under special observation, and
(b) in the case of a report with respect to a serious offender, must send written notice of the report to the Review Council.