Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 619

619 Giving notice of ending of suspension

(1) As soon as practicable after the ending of the suspension of a proceeding under section 616 , the chief psychiatrist must give each of the following written notice of the ending of the suspension—

(a) the person;

(b) the person’s lawyer, if any;

(c) the chief executive (justice);

(d) if an authorised mental health service is responsible for the person—the administrator of the service;

(e) if the forensic disability service is responsible for the person—the administrator of the service.

(2) As soon as practicable after receiving a notice under subsection (1) , the chief executive (justice) must give each of the following a copy of the notice—

(a) the registrar of the court in which the proceeding for the offence has been brought;

(b) the prosecuting authority for the offence;

(c) if the person is a minor—the chief executive (youth justice).

(3) The registrar of the court in which the proceeding for the offence has been brought must arrange for the charge for the offence to be brought before the court within 7 days after receiving a copy of the notice under subsection (2) or, if the court can not be constituted in that period, at the earliest opportunity after the end of the period.