36AReferral of forensic order to Supreme Court

### 36A Referral of forensic order to Supreme Court > [*\[Section 36A of Part 4 Inserted by No. 21 of 2016, s. 14, Applied:11 Jul 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-07-11/act-2016-021#GS14@EN) > > > (1)  If a magistrate is of the opinion, after taking into account the matters required to be considered in determining the order to be made, that a forensic order should be made in respect of a defendant, the magistrate may refer the matter to the Supreme Court for determination. > > > (2)  On the referral of a matter to the Supreme Court under [subsection (1)](#GS21A@Gs1@EN) , the Supreme Court – > > > > > > (a) must enquire into the circumstances of the case; and > > > > > > > (b) has the same powers to deal with the defendant as if the defendant had been dealt with in the Supreme Court.