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Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction - Extension of compulsory status in case of patients with brain injuries

47: Court may extend order

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"The court can make you keep getting help for a bit longer if you still need it."

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The court can extend a compulsory treatment order if you still meet the criteria for compulsory treatment and there are good reasons to think you have a brain injury. You will keep getting compulsory treatment until the extended order ends, which is 56 days after the original order would have ended. The court's decision is subject to certain rules, including sections 34(4), 43, 48(2), and 75(6).

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Part 2Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction
Extension of compulsory status in case of patients with brain injuries

47Court may extend order

  1. The court may, by order, extend the compulsory treatment order if satisfied that,—

  2. in relation to the patient, the criteria for compulsory treatment continue to be met; and
    1. there are reasonable grounds to believe that the patient suffers from a brain injury.

      1. If a compulsory treatment order is extended under subsection (1), the order expires on the close of the 56th day after the date on which the order would, but for the extension, have expired.

      2. The patient’s compulsory status continues until the extended order expires (subject to sections 34(4), 43, 48(2), and 75(6)).