30MSubmissions by designated carers and principal care providers

30M Submissions by designated carers and principal care providers

30M Submissions by designated carers and principal care providers

(1) A court may seek a submission by the designated carer or principal care provider of an accused person after—

(a) a special verdict of act proven but not criminally responsible (whether or not following a special hearing) under the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020, or

(b) a verdict following a special hearing under that Act, that, on the limited evidence available, the accused person committed an offence.

(2) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to submissions under this section.

(3) In this section, designated carer and principal care provider have the same meanings as in the Mental Health Act 2007.

s 30M: Ins 2018 No 88, Sch 3 [1]. Am 2020 No 12, Sch 3.11[3].