13Adjournment of proceedings

13 Adjournment of proceedings

13 Adjournment of proceedings

A Judge of the Local Court may, for the purposes of this Division—

(a) adjourn proceedings to enable—

(i) the defendant’s apparent mental health impairment or cognitive impairment to be assessed or diagnosed, or

(ii) the development of a treatment or support plan for the defendant for the purposes of an order, or

(iii) a responsible person to be identified for the purposes of an order, or

(iv) for any other reason the Judge considers appropriate in the circumstances, or

(b) make other interim orders that the Judge considers appropriate.

s 13: Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.64[4] [5].