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Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997
78Abolition of Governor's pleasure orders
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78 Abolition of Governor's pleasure orders
(1) A court does not have jurisdiction or power to order that a person be kept in strict custody until the Governor's pleasure is known.
(2) The Governor does not have authority to make an order directing that a person be kept in strict custody during the Governor's pleasure.