Victorian Numbered Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 (NO. 26 OF 2014) - SECT 57

    (1)     Subject to subsection (2), unless a Treatment Order is revoked or expires in accordance with section 55, 61 or 62, it remains in force for the period specified in the Order.

    (2)     The maximum period that may be specified in a Treatment Order is—

        (a)     in relation to a person who is of or over the age of 18 years and is subject to—

              (i)     a Community Treatment Order, 12 months; or

              (ii)     an Inpatient Treatment Order, 6 months; or

        (b)     in relation to a person who is under the age of 18 years and is subject to—

              (i)     a Community Treatment Order, 3 months; or

              (ii)     an Inpatient Treatment Order, 3 months.

Note

See section 192 in relation to the Tribunal extending the duration of a Treatment Order.