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Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
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> > (1) The objects of this Part are as follows—
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> > > (a) to protect the safety of members of the public,
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> > > (b) to provide for the care, treatment and control of persons subject to criminal proceedings who have a mental health impairment or cognitive impairment,
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> > > (c) to facilitate the care, treatment and control of any of those persons in correctional centres or detention centres through community treatment orders,
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> > > (d) to facilitate the provision of hospital care or care in the community through community treatment orders for any of those persons who require involuntary treatment,
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> > > (e) to give an opportunity for those persons to have access to appropriate care,
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> > > (f) to protect the safety of victims of forensic patients and acknowledge the harm done to victims.
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> > (2) The objects of this Part extend to the provisions of Part 6.
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> **s 69:** Am 2022 No 41, Sch 7\[1\].