569Definitions for this Chapter

569 Definitions for this Chapter

(1) In this Chapter—

Forensic Leave Panel means the Forensic Leave Panel established under section 59 of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997;

forensic patient means—

(a) a person remanded in custody in a designated mental health service under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 (other than under Part 5A of that Act); or

(b) a person committed to custody in a designated mental health service by a supervision order under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 (other than under Part 5A of that Act); or

(c) a person detained in a designated mental health service under section 30(2) or 30A(3) of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997; or

(d) a person deemed to be a forensic patient by section 73E(4) or 73K(8) of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997; or

(e) a person detained in a designated mental health service under section 20BJ(1) or 20BM of the Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth; or

(f) a person who is an international forensic patient within the meaning of section 73O of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997.

(2) A person does not cease to be a forensic patient under subsection (1) if that person—

(a) is on leave of absence from a designated mental health service; or

(b) is absent from a designated mental health service without leave.