New South Wales Repealed Acts

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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 131

131 Making of community treatment orders

(1) The Tribunal may, on the application of the medical superintendent of a hospital or on reviewing the case of a patient under Chapter 4, make a community treatment order for implementation by a health care agency in relation to a person who is a temporary patient or continued treatment patient in a hospital.

(2) A Magistrate may, on the application of an authorised applicant, make a community treatment order for implementation by a health care agency in relation to a person in respect of whom the Magistrate is holding an inquiry under Chapter 4.

(2A) Before the expiration of a community treatment order affecting a person, the Tribunal or a Magistrate may, on the application of the Director of the health care agency responsible for implementing the community treatment order, make a community treatment order for implementation by a health care agency in relation to the person.

(2B) At the hearing of an application under subsection (2A), there is to be presented a written report of the psychiatric case manager of the person subject to the community treatment order then in force as to the efficacy of the order.

(3) The order must nominate the health care agency which is to implement it and require the affected person, at such reasonable times as are stated in the order:

(a) to be present at a specified place, being either the nominated health care agency or the residence of the affected person, and

(b) there receive such medication and therapy, and such rehabilitation and other services, as are provided by the health care agency in accordance with a treatment plan submitted with the application for the order.