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### 77 What is a restriction order?
> [*\[Section 77 Substituted by No. 21 of 1999, s. 47, Applied:01 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-01/act-1999-021#GS47@Hpg@EN) [*\[Section 77 Substituted by No. 72 of 2005, s. 133, Applied:20 Feb 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-02-20/act-2005-072#GS133@EN)
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> > (1) A restriction order is an order requiring the person in respect of whom it is made to be admitted to and detained in a secure mental health unit until the order is discharged by the Supreme Court.
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> > (2) Once made, a restriction order is taken to be a restriction order made under the [Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-021) .