Mental Health Act 2016
sec.167Person subject to existing treatment authority
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.167
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Mental Health Act 2016.
sec.167 Person subject to existing treatment authority
This section applies if the Mental Health Court makes a forensic order (mental health) for a person who is subject to a treatment authority. On the making of the forensic order (mental health), the treatment authority ends. Nothing in this section prevents the court making a forensic order (disability) for a person who is subject to a treatment authority. If a treatment authority for a person is inconsistent with a forensic order (disability) for the person, the forensic order (disability) prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. s 167 sub 2022 No. 1 s 58 (sec.167-ssec.1) This section applies if the Mental Health Court makes a forensic order (mental health) for a person who is subject to a treatment authority. (sec.167-ssec.2) On the making of the forensic order (mental health), the treatment authority ends. (sec.167-ssec.3) Nothing in this section prevents the court making a forensic order (disability) for a person who is subject to a treatment authority. (sec.167-ssec.4) If a treatment authority for a person is inconsistent with a forensic order (disability) for the person, the forensic order (disability) prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.