sec.117Offences relating to forensic disability clients absconding

sec.117 Offences relating to forensic disability clients absconding

This section applies if, under this Act, a person (the authorised person ) is— taking a forensic disability client— to the forensic disability service; or to an authorised mental health service; or to a place of custody; or to appear before a court; or accompanying a forensic disability client while the client is undertaking limited community treatment; or caring for a forensic disability client during the client’s absence from the forensic disability service under a temporary absence approval. For this section, while the authorised person is acting as mentioned in subsection (1) , the client is in the authorised person’s charge. The authorised person must not wilfully allow the client to abscond from the authorised person’s charge. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. A person must not knowingly help the client to abscond from the authorised person’s charge. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. s 117 amd 2016 No. 5 s 898 (sec.117-ssec.1) This section applies if, under this Act, a person (the authorised person ) is— taking a forensic disability client— to the forensic disability service; or to an authorised mental health service; or to a place of custody; or to appear before a court; or accompanying a forensic disability client while the client is undertaking limited community treatment; or caring for a forensic disability client during the client’s absence from the forensic disability service under a temporary absence approval. (sec.117-ssec.2) For this section, while the authorised person is acting as mentioned in subsection (1) , the client is in the authorised person’s charge. (sec.117-ssec.3) The authorised person must not wilfully allow the client to abscond from the authorised person’s charge. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.117-ssec.4) A person must not knowingly help the client to abscond from the authorised person’s charge. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

• (a) taking a forensic disability client— (i) to the forensic disability service; or (ii) to an authorised mental health service; or (iii) to a place of custody; or (iv) to appear before a court; or
• (i) to the forensic disability service; or
• (ii) to an authorised mental health service; or
• (iii) to a place of custody; or
• (iv) to appear before a court; or
• (b) accompanying a forensic disability client while the client is undertaking limited community treatment; or
• (c) caring for a forensic disability client during the client’s absence from the forensic disability service under a temporary absence approval.
• (i) to the forensic disability service; or
• (ii) to an authorised mental health service; or