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SEVERE SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE TREATMENT ACT 2010 - SECT 17

Adjournment of hearing

    (1)     The Court may, in its discretion, adjourn the hearing of an application for a detention and treatment order.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), the hearing of an application may be adjourned—

        (a)     if the person who is the subject of the application contests the application, to permit the person to obtain legal advice and legal representation;

        (b)     if the person has a guardian and the guardian has not been served with a copy of the application, to allow further efforts to serve a copy of the application on the guardian.



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