4Eligible persons—the Act, s 5

4 Eligible persons—the Act, s 5

4 Eligible persons—the Act, s 5

(1) For the Act, section 5(1)(e), the following criteria are prescribed—

(a) the person’s usual place of residence must be in one of the local government areas listed in Schedule 1,

(b) the person must not have a mental health impairment or cognitive impairment that could prevent or restrict the person’s active participation in a program under the Act,

(c) the person must be at least 18 years of age,

(d) criminal proceedings for the offence with which the person is charged must not be criminal proceedings within the Children’s Court’s jurisdiction to hear and determine.

(2) In this section—

cognitive impairment has the same meaning as in the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020.

mental health impairment has the same meaning as in the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020.