Applications for forensic mental health orders—detainees etc
94 Applications for forensic mental health orders—detainees etc
This section applies to any of the following (a subject person):
a detainee;
a person serving a community-based sentence;
a person released on parole;
a person released on licence under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005, section 299;
a young detainee;
a young offender;
a person covered by a bail order that includes a condition that the person accept supervision under the Bail Act 1992, section 25 (4) (e), section 25A or section 26 (2).
A relevant person may apply to the ACAT for a forensic mental health order in relation to a subject person if the relevant person believes on reasonable grounds that the subject person is a person in relation to whom the ACAT could reasonably make an order under section 101 (Forensic psychiatric treatment order) or section 108 (Forensic community care order).
The application must include—
a written statement by the relevant person addressing the criteria the ACAT must consider in making an order under section 101 (Forensic psychiatric treatment order) or section 108 (Forensic community care order); and
a plan setting out the proposed treatment, care or support of the subject person.
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