Mental Health Act 2016
sec.804Detention under repealed Act
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sec.804 Detention under repealed Act
A person detained or remanded in custody under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement is taken to be detained or remanded in custody under the new Act and may be dealt with under the new Act. To the extent subsection (1) is inconsistent with any other provision of this chapter, the other provision prevails. (sec.804-ssec.1) A person detained or remanded in custody under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement is taken to be detained or remanded in custody under the new Act and may be dealt with under the new Act. (sec.804-ssec.2) To the extent subsection (1) is inconsistent with any other provision of this chapter, the other provision prevails.