Mental Health Act 2013
204Effect of certain transfers
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204 Effect of certain transfers
[Section 204 Amended by No. 13 of 2019, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Jun 2019] [Section 204 Substituted by No. 15 of 2019, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Jun 2019] On a transfer mentioned in section 203(b) , an order for a person's detention under a law of the reciprocating State has effect in Tasmania (with any adaptation and modification provided for by the interstate transfer agreement) as if it were –
(a) an assessment order made under this Act that specifies an approved facility as the assessment setting; or
(b) a treatment order made under this Act that specifies an approved facility as the treatment setting; or
(c) a restriction order made under the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 or the Sentencing Act 1997 ; or
(d) an assessment order made under the Sentencing Act 1997 ; or
(e) a treatment order made under the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 that specifies an approved facility as the treatment setting; or
(f) a treatment order made under the Sentencing Act 1997 .