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71Application of provisions of Mental Health Act 2007 to forensic patients and correctional patients

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#### 71 Application of provisions of Mental Health Act 2007 to forensic patients and correctional patients 71 Application of provisions of [Mental Health Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-008) to forensic patients and correctional patients > The following provisions of the [Mental Health Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-008) apply with respect to forensic patients and correctional patients— > > > (a1) section 69A prohibiting the use of spit hoods, > > > (a) section 70 for a medical examination of a person for the purposes of this Part, > > > (b) sections 71–72A relating to carers, > > > (c) section 73 if the patient is detained in a mental health facility. > > **s 71:** Am 2024 No 5, Sch 6.

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