Mental Health Act 2015
135Meaning of correctional patient
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135 Meaning of correctional patient correctional patient means a person in relation to whom a transfer direction has been made. Note Transfer direction is defined in s 136 (3). Transfer directions for correctional patients are made by the corrections director-general or the CYP director-general. They can only be made for people for whom a mental health order or forensic mental health order cannot be made (see s 136 (1) (b)).
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