Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) An aftercare plan must be prepared for a person who receives treatment under a mandatory treatment order:
(a) for a person receiving treatment at a treatment centre – by the senior clinician for the centre; or
(b) for a person receiving treatment from a community treatment provider – by the community treatment provider.
(2) The aftercare plan must:
(a) specify the follow-up treatment the person is required to receive after the expiry of the period specified in, or the revocation of, the mandatory treatment order; and
(b) specify the period during which the treatment is to be received which must end not less than 3 months or more than 6 months after the expiry of the period specified in, or the revocation of, the mandatory treatment order; and
(c) be in the form approved by the CEO.
(3) The senior treatment clinician or community treatment provider must take reasonable steps to ensure the following persons are consulted in the preparation of the aftercare plan and receive a copy of the final aftercare plan:
(a) the person to whom the plan relates;
(b) the person's guardian (if any);
(c) any person who would, under the aftercare plan, be involved in providing treatment or support to the person.