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Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
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#### 128 Term of extension orders
128 Term of extension orders
> > (1) An extension order—
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> > > (a) commences when it is made, or when the limiting term or existing extension order to which the forensic patient is subject expires, whichever is the later, and
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> > > (b) expires at the end of the period (not exceeding 5 years from the day on which it commences) that is specified in the order.
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> > (2) Nothing in this section prevents the Supreme Court from making a second or subsequent extension order against the same forensic patient.