29ASupervision orders

### 29A Supervision orders > [*\[Section 29A Inserted by No. 72 of 2005, s. 102, Applied:20 Feb 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-02-20/act-2005-072#GS102@EN) > > > (1)  [*\[Section 29A Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 16, Applied:25 Sep 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-09-25/act-2023-004#GS16@Hpa@EN) A supervision order is an order releasing the person to whom it applies under the supervision of the Chief Psychiatrist and on such conditions as to the supervision of that person and such other conditions as the court considers appropriate. > > > (2)  Without limiting the conditions that may be specified in a supervision order, such conditions may include any one or more of the following conditions: > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 29A Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 16, Applied:25 Sep 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-09-25/act-2023-004#GS16@Hpb@EN) a condition requiring the defendant to take medication or submit to the administration of medical treatment as specified in the order or as determined by the Chief Psychiatrist; > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 29A Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 16, Applied:25 Sep 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-09-25/act-2023-004#GS16@Hpc@EN) a condition requiring the defendant to comply with any directions as to supervision given by the Chief Psychiatrist. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 29A Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 16, Applied:25 Sep 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-09-25/act-2023-004#GS16@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 29A Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 63, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS63@EN) [*\[Section 29A Subsection (3) amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-02-17/act-2013-069#JS1@Ja11@GC9@Hpa@EN) If a defendant who is subject to a supervision order notifies the person responsible for his or her medical treatment that he or she objects to taking medication or the administration of medical treatment as required by or under the order, that person or the Chief Psychiatrist is to notify the Tribunal, in writing, of that objection within 7 days. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 29A Subsection (4) amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-02-17/act-2013-069#JS1@Ja11@GC9@Hpb@EN) [Section 38 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-044#GS38@EN) [Guardianship and Administration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-044) and [section 213](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002#GS213@EN) of the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) do not apply in respect of the taking of medication by, or the administration of medical treatment to, a defendant if the defendant takes the medication or submits to the administration of the medical treatment in compliance with a supervision order even though the defendant objects to doing so.