Queensland Numbered Acts

FORENSIC DISABILITY ACT 2011 No. 13 - SECT 253

After section 541—

insert—

'(1) If a provision of this Act requires a person to tell or explain something to a patient, the person must do so—

(a) in the language or way the patient is most likely to understand; and

(b) in a way that has appropriate regard to the patient's age, culture, mental illness, communication ability and any disability.

'(2) If the person believes the patient has not understood what the person told or explained to the patient, the person must record details of the fact in the patient's file.

'(1) This section applies if a patient is transferred to an authorised mental health service under—

(a) an order made under section 166 or 167; or

(b) an order of the tribunal or Mental Health Court.

'(2) While the person is a forensic patient, the forensic order relating to the person—

(a) continues to apply to the person; and

(b) is to be read with any changes necessary to give it effect, subject to the order mentioned in subsection (1), in relation to the person's treatment or care under this Act.'.