Mental Health Act 2016
sec.478Conditions
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sec.478 Conditions
The tribunal may— change or remove a condition to which the treatment support order is subject; or impose a condition on the treatment support order. Without limiting subsection (1) , the tribunal may impose a condition that the person must not contact a stated person, including, for example, a victim of the relevant unlawful act. However, the tribunal may not impose a condition on the treatment support order that requires the person to take a particular medication or a particular dosage of a medication. (sec.478-ssec.1) The tribunal may— change or remove a condition to which the treatment support order is subject; or impose a condition on the treatment support order. (sec.478-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the tribunal may impose a condition that the person must not contact a stated person, including, for example, a victim of the relevant unlawful act. (sec.478-ssec.3) However, the tribunal may not impose a condition on the treatment support order that requires the person to take a particular medication or a particular dosage of a medication.
- (a) change or remove a condition to which the treatment support order is subject; or
- (b) impose a condition on the treatment support order.