New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT FORENSIC PROVISIONS ACT 2020 - SECT 131

131 Term of interim extension orders

(1) An interim extension order commences on the day fixed in the order for its commencement (or, if no day is fixed, as soon as it is made) and expires at the end of the period (not exceeding 3 months from the day on which it commences) that is specified in the order.

(2) An interim extension order made for a period of less than 3 months may be renewed from time to time, but not so as to provide for the extension of the person's status as a forensic patient under an order of that kind for periods totalling more than 3 months.