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DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 36
Consideration of applications to extend detention and treatment under dependency certificates
36 Consideration of applications to extend detention and treatment under
dependency certificates
(1) The Magistrate must consider the application made under section 35 within
7 days of receiving it.
(2) After considering the application, the Magistrate
must determine-- (a) whether or not the detention and treatment period for the
dependent person should be extended, and
(b) if so, for how long, but for not
more than 3 months from the day the dependency certificate was issued.
(3) In
making the determination, the Magistrate must consider the following-- (a) the
treatment proposed in the treatment plan accompanying the application,
(b)
the length of the extension sought,
(c) whether or not it is likely the
additional treatment will benefit the dependent person,
(d) the views of the
person (if any),
(e) any cultural factors relating to the person that may be
relevant in making the decision,
(f) any other relevant information given to
the Magistrate.
(4) If the Magistrate determines that the extension sought
should not be granted, the certificate continues to have effect as if the
application had not been made.
(5) If the Magistrate grants an extension, the
certificate has effect for the period determined by the Magistrate.
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