(1) An application for an information notice relating to a
relevant patient may be made to the chief psychiatrist by—
(a) a victim of
the relevant unlawful act in relation to the relevant patient’s forensic
order or treatment support order; or
(b) a close relative of a victim
mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or
(c) another individual who—
(i) has
suffered harm because of the relevant unlawful act in relation to the relevant
patient’s forensic order or treatment support order; and
(ii) has a
sufficient personal interest in receiving information under the notice about
the relevant patient.
(2) The application must—
(a) be in the approved
form; and
(b) state whether the applicant, or another person (the
"applicant’s nominee" ), will be entitled to receive information under the
notice; and
(c) be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the applicant
and the applicant’s nominee, if any, that the applicant or applicant’s
nominee will not publish information received under the notice in
contravention of section 326.
(3) In this section—
"forensic order" includes a forensic order that has ended if the relevant day
for the order has not passed.
"treatment support order" includes a treatment support order that has ended if
the relevant day for the order has not passed.
