39CCustody on making of order committing defendant to secure mental health unit

### 39C Custody on making of order committing defendant to secure mental health unit > [*\[Section 39C Inserted by No. 72 of 2005, s. 112, Applied:20 Feb 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-02-20/act-2005-072#GS112@EN) > > > (1)  In this section – > > > > > ***defendant*** means a person who is subject to a restriction order or any other order under this Act that commits a person to, or otherwise requires the detention of a person in, a secure mental health unit; > > > > > ***specified*** means specified in a restriction order or any other order under this Act that commits a person to, or otherwise requires the detention of a person in, a secure mental health unit. > > > (2)  If a court makes a restriction order or any other order under this Act that commits a defendant to, or otherwise requires the detention of a person in, a secure mental health unit – > > > > > > (a) the court is to specify in the order that the specified person, or a person of the specified class of person, is to be responsible for taking the defendant to the specified secure mental health unit; and > > > > > > > (b) the court may specify in the order that the specified person or another specified person, or a person of the specified class or another specified class of person, is to be responsible for bringing the defendant from the specified secure mental health unit before the court in connection with the exercise by the court of its powers under this Act. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 39C Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 23, Applied:25 Sep 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-09-25/act-2023-004#GS23@EN) A copy of the restriction order or other order that commits a defendant to, or otherwise requires the detention of the defendant in, a secure mental health unit and any report of the Chief Psychiatrist or other medical practitioner relevant to the decision of the Court to make the order are to accompany the defendant to the specified secure mental health unit. > > > (4)  While a defendant is the responsibility of a person as specified in a restriction order or other order that commits the defendant to, or otherwise requires the detention of the defendant in, a secure mental health unit – > > > > > > (a) that person has the custody of the defendant; and > > > > > > > (b) the defendant is taken to be in detention for the purposes of [section 41](#GS41@EN) .