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Mental Health Act 2007
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24 Detention on order of Judge
24 Detention on order of Judge
(cf 1990 Act, s 25)
A person may be taken to and detained in a declared mental health facility in accordance with an order made under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020.
s 24: Am 2008 No 79, Sch 2 [4]; 2020 No 12, Sch 3.17[4]; 2025 No 61, Schs 2.63[4], 3.10[1].