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Queensland Health
Forensic mental health community information



What if someone is already linked to a mental health service and commits an offence?

If a person is already an involuntary patient of a mental health service, the Director of Mental Health will be notified and will request a mental health examination and report from the Treating Psychiatrist.

After reviewing the treating psychiatrist's report, the Director of Mental Health will decide whether to refer the case to:

If the person is already being treated by a mental health service, their treatment will continue.  This would include regular reviews of the person's mental well being and safety in the community.
 

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Last Updated: 02 September 2008
Last Reviewed: 02 September 2008