Criminal Practice Rules 1999
sec.40Service—intellectually impaired persons
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sec.40 Service—intellectually impaired persons
A person serving a subpoena on an intellectually impaired person who is under the care of an adult must serve it instead on the adult. In this rule— intellectually impaired person means a person who has a disability that— is attributable to an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive or neurological impairment or a combination of the impairments; and results in— a substantial reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction or learning; and the person needing support. (sec.40-ssec.1) A person serving a subpoena on an intellectually impaired person who is under the care of an adult must serve it instead on the adult. (sec.40-ssec.2) In this rule— intellectually impaired person means a person who has a disability that— is attributable to an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive or neurological impairment or a combination of the impairments; and results in— a substantial reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction or learning; and the person needing support.
- (a) is attributable to an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive or neurological impairment or a combination of the impairments; and
- (b) results in— (i) a substantial reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction or learning; and (ii) the person needing support.
- (i) a substantial reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction or learning; and
- (ii) the person needing support.
- (i) a substantial reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction or learning; and
- (ii) the person needing support.