Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 214

214 Limited community treatment for patient subject to forensic order (Criminal Code)

(1) An authorised doctor may authorise or revoke, or change the nature or extent of, limited community treatment for the patient if—

(a) the patient’s forensic order is a forensic order (Criminal Code); and

(b) the chief psychiatrist has given written approval for the limited community treatment.

(2) The authorised doctor may authorise or revoke, or change the nature or extent of, limited community treatment only if satisfied, after having regard to the matters mentioned in subsection (4) , that there is not an unacceptable risk to the safety of the community, because of the person’s mental condition, including the risk of serious harm to other persons or property.

(3) The chief psychiatrist may give written approval for the limited community treatment only if satisfied, after having regard to the matters mentioned in subsection (4) , that there is not an unacceptable risk to the safety of the community, because of the person’s mental condition, including the risk of serious harm to other persons or property.

(4) The matters to which the authorised doctor or chief psychiatrist must have regard are—

(a) the patient’s relevant circumstances; and

(b) the purpose of limited community treatment; and

(c) the nature of the relevant unlawful act and the period of time that has passed since the act happened.

(5) The limited community treatment ends on the day the tribunal makes a decision under section 461 in relation to the patient’s forensic order (Criminal Code).