69Period of detention

69 Period of detention

A forensic patient may be detained in an SMHU until –

(a) if the patient is subject to a restriction order, the order is discharged; or

(b) if the patient is subject to a supervision order, the end of the period allowed under section 31(6) , (7) or (8) of the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 ; or

(c) if the patient is subject to an order referred to in section 68(1)(c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g) or (h) , the order ends under its own terms or under the provisions of any Act; or

(d) if the patient is a prisoner admitted to the SMHU pursuant to a direction referred to in section 68(1)(i) , whichever of the following events first occurs:

(i) the end of the period specified in the direction or in an agreement made under section 36A(6) of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

(ii) [Section 69 Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 87, Applied:25 Sep 2023] the end of the 48-hour period immediately after the Chief Psychiatrist requires the Director to remove the patient from the SMHU under section 36A(7) of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

(iii) [Section 69 Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 87, Applied:25 Sep 2023] the end of the 48-hour period immediately after the Chief Psychiatrist decides under section 70 that it would be appropriate for the patient to be returned to the custody of the Director;

(iv) the patient is released from prison on parole under the ;