Making of court examination order
668 Making of court examination order
The Mental Health Court may make an order (a court examination order) requiring the person the subject of a proceeding before the court to submit to an examination by a stated examining practitioner.
Note—
A court examination order is a type of judicial order. A judicial order does not authorise the provision of involuntary treatment and care to the person.
The court examination order must—
be in the approved form; and
state the matters on which the examining practitioner must report to the court.
The examining practitioner must give a written report on the examination to the court.
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