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Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
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#### 22 Orders may relate to transfer of defendants by certain persons
22 Orders may relate to transfer of defendants by certain persons
> > (1) An order by a Judge of the Local Court may provide that a defendant—
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> > > (a) in the case of a defendant who is under the age of 18 years, be taken to or from a place by a juvenile justice officer, or
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> > > (b) in the case of any defendant, be taken to or from a place by a person of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
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> > (2) A function conferred on a juvenile justice officer under an order is taken to be a function under the [Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-057) and the juvenile justice officer has the same functions in respect of the defendant as the officer has in respect of a detainee under that Act and the regulations under that Act.
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> > (3) If a correctional officer has power under an order to take a defendant to or from a place, that power is taken to be a function under the [Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-093) and the correctional officer has the same functions in respect of the defendant as the officer has in respect of an inmate under that Act and the regulations under that Act.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > correctional officer has the same meaning as in the [Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-093).
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> **s 22:** Am 2025 No 61, Schs 2.64\[2\], 3.11\[2\].