Section 14 of the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
Applications pursuant to Section 14 of the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (“the Act”) can be made by a Defendant at any stage in the Local Court proceedings whether or not the Defendant has entered a plea. This mechanism enables the Local Court to divert a defendant away from the criminal…
