Mental Health Act 2016
sec.547Mental Health Court may make forensic order or treatment support order
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sec.547 Mental Health Court may make forensic order or treatment support order
This section applies if— the decision appealed against is a decision of the tribunal that a person is fit for trial; and The tribunal may decide a person is fit for trial on a review under chapter 12 , part 6 . the forensic order or treatment support order to which the person was subject has ended under section 497 (2) ; and the Mental Health Court decides on the appeal that the person is unfit for trial. The Mental Health Court may make the orders the court may make under chapter 5 , part 4 as if a reference in the part to a reference in relation to a person were a reference to an appeal against a decision of the tribunal that a person is fit for trial. (sec.547-ssec.1) This section applies if— the decision appealed against is a decision of the tribunal that a person is fit for trial; and The tribunal may decide a person is fit for trial on a review under chapter 12 , part 6 . the forensic order or treatment support order to which the person was subject has ended under section 497 (2) ; and the Mental Health Court decides on the appeal that the person is unfit for trial. (sec.547-ssec.2) The Mental Health Court may make the orders the court may make under chapter 5 , part 4 as if a reference in the part to a reference in relation to a person were a reference to an appeal against a decision of the tribunal that a person is fit for trial.
- (a) the decision appealed against is a decision of the tribunal that a person is fit for trial; and Note— The tribunal may decide a person is fit for trial on a review under chapter 12 , part 6 .
- (b) the forensic order or treatment support order to which the person was subject has ended under section 497 (2) ; and
- (c) the Mental Health Court decides on the appeal that the person is unfit for trial.