606Transfer of a person to Victoria

606 Transfer of a person to Victoria

(1) A person who is compulsorily detained in an interstate mental health facility under a corresponding law or who is subject to a corresponding order, if approved by the authorised psychiatrist of a designated mental health service, may be—

(a) transported to this State in accordance with the corresponding law; and

(b) examined by the authorised psychiatrist at a designated mental health service or in the community as soon as practicable after the person enters this State to determine whether the person should be made subject to a temporary treatment order.

(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) may be taken to an authorised psychiatrist by—

(b) a person who is authorised under the corresponding law to transport the person to an authorised psychiatrist.

(3) A person who is transported to this State under this section ceases to be subject to a corresponding order when the person is made subject to a temporary treatment order.

Part 13.4—Interstate application of Victorian orders