Mental Health Act 2016
sec.166APerson subject to existing treatment support order
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sec.166A Person subject to existing treatment support order
This section applies if the Mental Health Court is required under this chapter to make a forensic order for a person who is already subject to a treatment support order. The court may— revoke the treatment support order and make a forensic order for the person; or amend the treatment support order to— convert the treatment support order into a forensic order for the person; and make other necessary changes to the order. If there is an information notice relating to the person, the revocation or amendment of the treatment support order under subsection (2) does not affect the information notice. See section 322 . s 166A ins 2022 No. 1 s 58 (sec.166A-ssec.1) This section applies if the Mental Health Court is required under this chapter to make a forensic order for a person who is already subject to a treatment support order. (sec.166A-ssec.2) The court may— revoke the treatment support order and make a forensic order for the person; or amend the treatment support order to— convert the treatment support order into a forensic order for the person; and make other necessary changes to the order. If there is an information notice relating to the person, the revocation or amendment of the treatment support order under subsection (2) does not affect the information notice. See section 322 .
- (a) revoke the treatment support order and make a forensic order for the person; or
- (b) amend the treatment support order to— (i) convert the treatment support order into a forensic order for the person; and (ii) make other necessary changes to the order.
- (i) convert the treatment support order into a forensic order for the person; and
- (ii) make other necessary changes to the order.
- (i) convert the treatment support order into a forensic order for the person; and
- (ii) make other necessary changes to the order.