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Criminal Code Act 1924
195Illegally receiving, &c., mentally disordered persons
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195 Illegally receiving, &c., mentally disordered persons
[Section 195 Substituted by No. 63 of 1963, s. 2 and Sched. 2 ][Section 195 Amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003] Any person who wilfully and without lawful authority receives into custody or detains any person suffering from mental disorder is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Illegally receiving [or detaining] a mentally disordered person.