Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 157A

157A Admissibility of expert’s report and transcript in proceeding before Magistrates Court

(1) This section applies to—

(a) an expert’s report received in evidence by the Mental Health Court on a reference; and

(b) a transcript of the proceeding of the Mental Health Court on the reference.

(2) The report and transcript are admissible in a proceeding before a Magistrates Court for the offence in relation to the reference, or any other offence alleged to have been committed by the person, for the purpose of deciding whether—

(a) to dismiss a complaint for the offence under section 172 ; or

(b) to adjourn the hearing of a complaint for the offence under section 173 .