CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 269Q
CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 269Q
269Q—Report on mental condition of defendant
(1) If a defendant is
declared to be liable to supervision under this Subdivision, the Minister
must, within 30 days after the date of the declaration, prepare and submit to
the court by which the declaration was made a report, prepared by a
psychiatrist or other appropriate expert, on the mental condition of the
defendant containing—
(a) a
diagnosis and prognosis of the condition; and
(b) a
suggested treatment plan for managing the defendant's condition.
(2) If a
supervision order is made against the defendant, the Minister must arrange to
have prepared and submitted to the court, at intervals of not more than 12
months during the limiting term, a report containing—
(a) a
statement of any treatment that the defendant has undergone since the last
report; and
(b) any
changes to the prognosis of the defendant's condition and the treatment plan
for managing the condition.