Mental Health Act 2016
sec.133Matters to which Mental Health Court must have regard
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sec.133 Matters to which Mental Health Court must have regard
In making a decision under this part in relation to an order for a person, the Mental Health Court must have regard to the following— the relevant circumstances of the person; the nature of the offence to which the reference relates and the period of time that has passed since the offence was allegedly committed; any victim impact statement produced by the prosecuting authority for the offence under part 5 , division 3 . deciding whether a forensic order or treatment support order is necessary deciding the category of the order deciding whether the person is to receive any treatment in the community deciding the conditions, if any, to impose on the order Subsection (1) does not limit any other provision of this part that requires the court to have regard to a stated matter. (sec.133-ssec.1) In making a decision under this part in relation to an order for a person, the Mental Health Court must have regard to the following— the relevant circumstances of the person; the nature of the offence to which the reference relates and the period of time that has passed since the offence was allegedly committed; any victim impact statement produced by the prosecuting authority for the offence under part 5 , division 3 . deciding whether a forensic order or treatment support order is necessary deciding the category of the order deciding whether the person is to receive any treatment in the community deciding the conditions, if any, to impose on the order (sec.133-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit any other provision of this part that requires the court to have regard to a stated matter.
- (a) the relevant circumstances of the person;
- (b) the nature of the offence to which the reference relates and the period of time that has passed since the offence was allegedly committed;
- (c) any victim impact statement produced by the prosecuting authority for the offence under part 5 , division 3 .
- • deciding whether a forensic order or treatment support order is necessary
- • deciding the category of the order
- • deciding whether the person is to receive any treatment in the community
- • deciding the conditions, if any, to impose on the order