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Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
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 to forensic patients and correctional patients
The following provisions of the Mental Health Act 2007 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.