New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT FORENSIC PROVISIONS ACT 2020 - SECT 138

138 Minister may require provision of certain information

(1) A Minister administering this Act may, by order in writing served on any person, require the person to provide to the Minister any document, report or other information in that person's possession, or under that person's control, relating to the behaviour, or physical or mental condition, of any forensic patient who is subject to a limiting term, extension order or interim extension order.

(2) A person who fails to comply with the requirements of an order under this section is guilty of an offence.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(3) A Minister administering this Act may request a court or the Tribunal to provide to the Minister any document, report or other information held by the court or Tribunal relating to the behaviour, or physical or mental condition, of any forensic patient who is subject to a limiting term, extension order or interim extension order.

(4) Despite any Act or law to the contrary, a document or report of a kind referred to in subsection (1) or (3), or a copy of a document or report of that kind, is admissible in proceedings under this Act (whether admission is sought by the Minister to whom the document or report was provided or by another Minister administering this Act).