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DISABILITY ACT 2006 - SECT 175 Termination of a security order

DISABILITY ACT 2006 - SECT 175

Termination of a security order

    (1)     A security order

        (a)     may be terminated by the Secretary at any time on the recommendation of VCAT; or

        (b)     in the case of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment, terminates upon the expiry of the sentence.

    (2)     If a security order is terminated the following provisions apply—

        (a)     if the security resident has not completed serving a sentence of imprisonment, the person is to be transferred to a prison;

        (b)     if the security resident has completed a sentence of imprisonment, the person is to be released.

S. 175(3) amended by No. 19/2019 s. 11.

    (3)     The Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety must notify the Secretary when the sentence of imprisonment of a security resident is to expire.

S. 176 amended by No. 19/2019 ss 12, 139.