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Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
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72 Forensic patients
> > (1) The following persons are forensic patients for the purposes of this Act—
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> > > (a) a person who is found unfit to be tried for an offence and who is detained in a mental health facility, correctional centre, detention centre or other place,
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> > > (b) a person for whom a limiting term has been nominated after a special hearing (including a person who is subsequently subject to an extension order or an interim extension order) and who is detained in a mental health facility, correctional centre, detention centre or other place or who is released from custody subject to conditions under an order made by the Tribunal,
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> > > (c) a person who is the subject of a special verdict of act proven but not criminally responsible and who is detained in a mental health facility, correctional centre, detention centre or other place or who is released from custody subject to conditions under an order made by a court or the Tribunal,
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> > > (d) a person who is a member of a class of persons prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
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> > (2) To avoid doubt, a person is not a forensic patient if the person has been found unfit to be tried for an offence and has been released on bail.