Mental Health Act 2015
144BTaking person to appear before court
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144B Taking person to appear before court (1) This section applies if a person taken to be in the custody of the director-general is required to appear before a court. (2) The corrections director-general or the CYP director-general must tell the director-general about the requirement as soon as practicable after becoming aware of it. (3) When the person is transferred from a secure mental health facility for the purpose of attending court, the person is taken to be in the custody of— (a) if the person is a detainee—the corrections director-general; and (b) if the person is a young detainee—the CYP director-general. (4) When the person is returned to the secure mental health facility, the person is taken to be in the custody of the director-general. (5) In this section: court includes the integrity commission.