Part 4Compulsory care and rehabilitation of prisoners and former special patients
Compulsory care orders for prisoners and former special patients: Applications for compulsory care orders
39Conditions for applications under this subpart
An application for a compulsory care order may be made under this subpart only for a proposed care recipient—
- who is a prisoner or a former special patient; and
- who has been assessed under subpart 1 and Part 3; and
- for whom a care and rehabilitation plan has been completed.
When the proposed care recipient's care and rehabilitation plan has been completed, the co-ordinator must decide whether to apply for a compulsory care order for the proposed care recipient.
When the co-ordinator has made a decision under subsection (2), the co-ordinator must notify in writing the following persons of the decision:
- the proposed care recipient:
- the appropriate manager or the Director of Area Mental Health Services, as the case requires:
- any welfare guardian of the proposed care recipient:
- if the proposed care recipient is a child or young person, each parent or guardian of the child or young person:
- the principal caregiver of the proposed care recipient:
- any support person of the proposed care recipient:
- any lawyer of the proposed care recipient:
- the care manager of the proposed care recipient:
- the responsible district inspector.
The co-ordinator must sign and date a notice given under subsection (3).
If the co-ordinator decides not to apply for a compulsory care order for a person who, at the time of the decision, is not in the control of the appropriate manager or Director of Area Mental Health Services, as the case requires, the co-ordinator must return the person to the control of the appropriate person.
Notes
- Section 39(1)(a): amended, on , by section 206 of the Corrections Act 2004 (2004 No 50).
- Section 39(3)(b): amended, on , by section 206 of the Corrections Act 2004 (2004 No 50).
- Section 39(5): amended, on , by section 206 of the Corrections Act 2004 (2004 No 50).


