Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 601

601 Claim

(1) A person may claim compensation from the State if the person incurs loss because of the exercise, or purported exercise, of a power by or for an inspector including a loss arising from compliance with a requirement made of the person under part 5 or 6 .

(2) The compensation may be claimed and ordered in a proceeding—

(a) brought in a court with jurisdiction for the recovery of the amount of compensation claimed; or

(b) for an alleged offence against this Act the investigation of which gave rise to the claim for compensation.

(3) In this section—

"loss" includes costs and damage.