564Definitions for this Part

564 Definitions for this Part

interstate security patient means a person who—

(a) has been convicted of an offence in another State or a Territory that would be an offence if committed in Victoria; and

(b) is serving a sentence of imprisonment in any relevant State (other than Victoria) for that offence (whether in a prison or otherwise); and

(c) is required to receive involuntary treatment for mental illness in the State or Territory in which the person is serving the person's sentence;

mental health facility means a facility for the detention and treatment of persons who have mental illness;

relevant State, in relation to an interstate security patient, means the State or Territory in which the sentence was imposed on the security patient.