New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 184

184 Recognition of interstate community treatment orders

(1) An interstate community treatment order may be recognised in this State as if it were a community treatment order made by the Tribunal under this Act or the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 , if the conditions for recognition set out in the regulations are met.

(2) An interstate community treatment order recognised under this section is taken to be a community treatment order made under this Act or the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 and this Act and the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 apply accordingly, except as provided by the regulations.

(3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the declared mental health facilities that may give effect to an interstate community treatment order recognised under this section.