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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Reviews of condition and status of care recipients - Initial review of care and rehabilitation plan or compulsory care order

74: Review by Family Court

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"The Family Court checks if a care plan is right for someone with an intellectual disability."

Illustration for Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

When you get a report from a co-ordinator about a care and rehabilitation plan, the Family Court looks at it. The report is about a plan and any compulsory care order, as talked about in section 72. The Family Court checks the plan and order to make sure they are right for the person in care.

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Part 6Reviews of condition and status of care recipients
Initial review of care and rehabilitation plan or compulsory care order

74Review by Family Court

  1. On receipt of the co-ordinator's report, under section 72, on a care and rehabilitation plan and any compulsory care order, the Family Court must review the contents of the care and rehabilitation plan and any such order.