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#### 172 Corresponding laws, documents and interstate community treatment orders
172 Corresponding laws, documents and interstate community treatment orders
(cf 1990 Act, s 286D)
> > (1) The regulations may declare that a specified law of another State relating to mental health is a law corresponding to this Act or the [Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2020-012) for the purposes of this Chapter.
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> > (2) The regulations may declare that a specified class of order relating to the treatment of persons in the community under a corresponding law of another State is an interstate community treatment order for the purposes of this Chapter.
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> **s 172:** Am 2008 No 79, Sch 2 \[47\]; 2020 No 12, Sch 3.17\[20\].