86Transfer from correctional centre or detention centre by Secretary

#### 86 Transfer from correctional centre or detention centre by Secretary 86 Transfer from correctional centre or detention centre by Secretary > > (1) The Secretary may, by order in writing, direct that a person imprisoned in, or a forensic patient detained in, a correctional centre or detention centre be transferred to a mental health facility. > > > (2) The Secretary may make a transfer order on the basis of 2 certificates about the person’s condition issued by 2 medical practitioners, 1 of whom is a psychiatrist. > > > (3) The certificates are to be in the form set out in Schedule 1. > > > (4) A transfer order may be made without the person’s consent if it appears to the Secretary, on the basis of the certificates, that the person is a mentally ill person. > > > (5) A transfer order may be made with the person’s consent if it appears to the Secretary, on the basis of the certificates, that the person has a mental health impairment or other condition for which treatment is available in a mental health facility. > > > (6) The Secretary may revoke a transfer order. > > > (7) The Secretary must notify the Tribunal in writing if the Secretary makes or revokes a transfer order.