Victorian Current Acts

CRIMES (MENTAL IMPAIRMENT AND UNFITNESS TO BE TRIED) ACT 1997 - SECT 73I

In this Part—

"interstate supervision order" means—

        (a)     an order under the law of another State of a similar nature to a supervision order under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 ; or

        (b)     an order under the law of another State that a person be kept in custody during the Governor's pleasure;

"mental health facility" means a facility for the detention and treatment of persons who are mentally ill;

"relevant offence", in relation to a person found unfit to stand trial or not guilty because of mental impairment or other mental condition in another State, means the offence with which the person was charged that led to that finding;

"relevant State", in relation to a person found unfit to stand trial or not guilty because of mental impairment or other mental condition in another State, means the State in which they were subject to an interstate supervision order or in which they were on remand awaiting the making of an interstate supervision order;

"State" includes Territory.

S. 73J inserted by No. 7/2002 s. 30.