New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf 1990 Act, s 286L)
(1) A person who is a civil patient who is transferred to a mental health facility under this Division is taken to be an involuntary patient and the provisions of this Act apply as if the person first became an involuntary patient on the date of the person's transfer to a mental health facility in this State.
(2) A person (other than a civil patient) who is transferred to a mental health facility under this Division is taken to be a forensic patient and the provisions of this Act and the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 apply as if the person first became a forensic patient on the date of the person's transfer to a mental health facility in this State.