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SENTENCING ACT 1997 - SECT 79B

Arrest of detainees who flee the State

(1)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(2)  If a court by which a person is made the subject of a treatment order is satisfied that there are proper grounds to suspect that the person –
(a) has escaped or is absent without leave of absence from an approved hospital; and
(b) has left the State –
the court may issue a warrant for the arrest of the person and for his or her return to the approved hospital.
(3)  If a court by which a person is committed to detention under a restriction order is satisfied that there are proper grounds to suspect that the person –
(a) has escaped or is absent without proper authority from the place of detention; and
(b) has left the State –
the court may issue a warrant for the arrest of that person and for his or her return to the place of detention.


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