Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 866

866 Application of new s 117A to reference made before commencement

(1) This section applies if—

(a) before the commencement, a reference in relation to a person was made to the Mental Health Court; and

(b) immediately before the commencement, the reference had not been decided by the court.

(2) This section also applies if—

(a) after the commencement, a reference in relation to a person is made to the Mental Health Court; and

(b) the offence in relation to the reference was allegedly committed before the commencement.

(3) New section 117A applies in relation to the reference.