CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 83 Notice to attend hearing—prisoner, patient or forensic disability client

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 83

83 Notice to attend hearing—prisoner, patient or forensic disability client

(1) If the attendance before the commission of a prisoner is required, the chairperson may, by notice given to the chief executive (corrective services), direct that chief executive to produce the prisoner named in the notice at a stated time and place.

(2) If the attendance before the commission of a patient detained in an authorised mental health service under the Mental Health Act 2016 is required, the chairman may, by notice given to the administrator of the service, direct the administrator to produce the patient named in the notice at a stated time and place.

(2A) If the attendance before the commission of a forensic disability client detained in the forensic disability service is required, the chairperson may, by notice given to the forensic disability service administrator, direct the forensic disability service administrator to produce the client named in the notice at a stated time and place.

(3) A direction mentioned in subsection (1) , (2) or (2A) is lawful authority to the person to whom it is given for production of the prisoner, patient or forensic disability client as directed.

(4) The person to whom the direction is given must comply with the direction.

(5) A prisoner, patient or forensic disability client produced under this section remains in the custody of the chief executive (corrective services), hospital administrator or forensic disability service administrator.

(6) In this section—


"administrator" , of an authorised mental health service, see the Mental Health Act 2016 , schedule 3 .


"authorised mental health service" see the Mental Health Act 2016 , schedule 3 .


"forensic disability client" means a forensic disability client within the meaning of the Forensic Disability Act 2011 .


"forensic disability service" means the forensic disability service within the meaning of the Forensic Disability Act 2011 .


"forensic disability service administrator" means the administrator within the meaning of the Forensic Disability Act 2011 .


"prisoner" means a person in the custody of the chief executive (corrective services).