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Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
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66 Reports about defendant
> > (1) The court may, following a verdict being reached at a special hearing and on its own motion, request a report by a forensic psychiatrist or other person of a class prescribed by the regulations, who is not currently involved in treating the defendant, as to the condition of the defendant and whether the release of the defendant is likely to seriously endanger the safety of the defendant or any member of the public.
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> > (2) The court may consider the report, and any other report of an expert that is tendered to the court for the purposes of this section, before determining what orders to make about the defendant.