18ICourt may order reports

18I Court may order reports S. 18I(1) amended by Nos 45/1996 s. 18(Sch. 2 item 11.4), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 46/2008 s. 287(b), 29/2010 s. 71(2), 65/2011 s. 11. (1) At any time after the making of an application under section 18H(1)(a) or (b) the court may order the Secretary to the Department of Health, the Secretary to the Department of Human Services or the Secretary or any other person or body to prepare a report in respect of the offender and file it with the court within the time directed by it. (2) The author of a report must conduct any investigation that the author thinks appropriate or that is directed by the court. (3) A report must relate to the period since the indefinite sentence was imposed or last reviewed, as the case requires. S. 18J inserted by No. 41/1993 s. 9.