Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
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17 Reports from treatment providers
17 Reports from treatment providers
(1) Despite any law, a person who is, in accordance with an order under section 14, to assess another person’s mental condition or provide treatment to another person (a treatment provider) may report a failure to comply with a condition of the order by the other person to any of the following—
(a) an officer of the Department of Communities and Justice,
(b) another person or body prescribed by the regulations.
(2) A treatment provider may include in the report information that the treatment provider considers is relevant to the making of a decision in relation to the failure to comply with the condition.
(3) The report is to be in the form approved for the time being by the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice.