sec.622Offences relating to patients absconding

sec.622 Offences relating to patients absconding

This section applies if a person is— transporting a person (the patient ) under this Act— to an authorised mental health service; or to the forensic disability service; or to appear before a court; or to a place of custody; or accompanying a classified patient, forensic patient or person subject to a judicial order (also the patient ) while the patient is receiving limited community treatment or on a temporary absence under section 221 . For this section, while the person is acting as mentioned in subsection (1) , the patient is in the person’s charge. The person must not wilfully allow the patient to abscond from the person’s charge. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. A person must not knowingly help the patient to abscond from the person’s charge. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.622-ssec.1) This section applies if a person is— transporting a person (the patient ) under this Act— to an authorised mental health service; or to the forensic disability service; or to appear before a court; or to a place of custody; or accompanying a classified patient, forensic patient or person subject to a judicial order (also the patient ) while the patient is receiving limited community treatment or on a temporary absence under section 221 . (sec.622-ssec.2) For this section, while the person is acting as mentioned in subsection (1) , the patient is in the person’s charge. (sec.622-ssec.3) The person must not wilfully allow the patient to abscond from the person’s charge. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.622-ssec.4) A person must not knowingly help the patient to abscond from the person’s charge. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

• (a) transporting a person (the patient ) under this Act— (i) to an authorised mental health service; or (ii) to the forensic disability service; or (iii) to appear before a court; or (iv) to a place of custody; or
• (i) to an authorised mental health service; or
• (ii) to the forensic disability service; or
• (iii) to appear before a court; or
• (iv) to a place of custody; or
• (b) accompanying a classified patient, forensic patient or person subject to a judicial order (also the patient ) while the patient is receiving limited community treatment or on a temporary absence under section 221 .
• (i) to an authorised mental health service; or
• (ii) to the forensic disability service; or
• (iii) to appear before a court; or
• (iv) to a place of custody; or