New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT FORENSIC PROVISIONS ACT 2020 - SECT 14

14 Orders Magistrate may make

(1) A Magistrate may make an order to dismiss a charge and discharge the defendant--

(a) into the care of a responsible person, unconditionally or subject to conditions, or

(b) on the condition that the defendant attend on a person or at a place specified by the Magistrate for assessment, treatment or the provision of support for the defendant's mental health impairment or cognitive impairment, or

(c) unconditionally.

(2) An order to dismiss a charge against a defendant does not constitute a finding that the charge against the defendant is proven or otherwise.