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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Preliminary provisions

3: Purposes

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"Helping courts make fair decisions about people with intellectual disabilities who commit crimes."

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The purposes of this Act are to help courts make decisions about people with an intellectual disability who have been charged with or found guilty of a crime. You will see that this Act aims to give courts options for compulsory care and rehabilitation for these individuals. This Act also wants to protect the special rights of people who are subject to this Act and make sure they get the right level of care.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

3Purposes

  1. The purposes of this Act are—

  2. to provide courts with appropriate compulsory care and rehabilitation options for persons who have an intellectual disability and who are charged with, or convicted of, an offence; and
    1. to recognise and safeguard the special rights of individuals subject to this Act; and
      1. to provide for the appropriate use of different levels of care for individuals who, while no longer subject to the criminal justice system, remain subject to this Act.