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Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
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#### 19 Orders Judge may make
19 Orders Judge may make
> > A Judge of the Local Court may make one or more of the following orders—
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> > > (a) an order that the defendant be taken to, and detained in, a mental health facility for assessment,
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> > > (b) an order that the defendant be taken to, and detained in, a mental health facility for assessment and that, if the defendant is found on assessment at the mental health facility not to be a mentally ill person or mentally disordered person, the defendant be brought back before a Judge of the Local Court as soon as practicable unless granted bail by a police officer at that facility,
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> > > (c) an order for the discharge of the defendant, unconditionally or subject to conditions, into the care of a responsible person.
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> **s 19:** Am 2025 No 61, Schs 2.64\[2\]–\[4\], 3.11\[3\].