Victorian Current Acts

CRIMES (MENTAL IMPAIRMENT AND UNFITNESS TO BE TRIED) ACT 1997 - SECT 57

S. 57(1) amended by No. 10/2005 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 7).

    (1)     An application for extended leave for a forensic patient or forensic resident may be made to the court that made the supervision order to which they are subject—

S. 57(1)(a) amended by No. 26/2014 s. 446(1).

        (a)     in the case of a forensic patient, by the forensic patient or the authorised psychiatrist for the designated mental health service;

S. 57(1)(b) amended by No. 15/2015 s. 37(19).

        (b)     in the case of a forensic resident, by the forensic resident or the Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services.

    (2)     The court may grant an application under subsection (1) if satisfied on the evidence available that the safety of the forensic patient or forensic resident or members of the public will not be seriously endangered as a result of the forensic patient or forensic resident being allowed extended leave.

Note

Sections 39 and 40 set out certain other principles and matters that the court must apply and have regard to in considering applications for extended leave.

    (3)     An application for extended leave can be made and granted more than once.

S. 57(4) substituted by No. 69/2005 s. 27(2).

    (4)     This section does not apply to—

        (a)     a forensic patient who is—

S. 57(4)(a)(i) amended by No. 26/2014 s. 446(2).

              (i)     remanded in custody in a designated mental health service under this Act; or

S. 57(4)(a)(ii) amended by No. 26/2014 s. 446(2).

              (ii)     detained in a designated mental health service under section 30(2) or 30A(3); or

              (iii)     deemed to be a forensic patient by section 73E(4) or 73K(8); or

S. 57(4)(a)(iv) amended by No. 26/2014 s. 446(2).

              (iv)     detained in a designated mental health service under section 20BJ(1) or 20BM of the Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth; or

        (b)     a forensic resident who is—

              (i)     remanded in custody in a residential service under this Act; or

              (ii)     detained in a residential service under section 30(2) or 30A(3); or

              (iii)     deemed to be a forensic resident by section 73E(4) or 73K(8).

S. 57A inserted by No. 7/2002 s. 27.