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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 89

Classification as continued treatment patient

89 Classification as continued treatment patient

(1) The Tribunal, after reviewing under this Chapter the case of a forensic patient who would, by virtue of the operation of this Act or any other law, cease to be a forensic patient within 6 months after the date of the review and who is:
(a) a person who has been detained in a hospital, prison or other place following a special hearing under section 19 of the Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990 , or
(b) a person who, while serving a sentence of imprisonment has been transferred to a hospital from a prison,
may classify the person as a continued treatment patient.
(2) If, after reviewing under this Chapter the case of any such person the Tribunal classifies the person as a continued treatment patient, it is not necessary for the Tribunal to make any recommendation that would otherwise be required to be made as a consequence of the review.



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