Queensland Consolidated Acts

COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY ACT 1950 - SECT 5B

(1) Where a chairperson requires the attendance before a commission of—

(a) a prisoner—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the chief executive (corrective services), direct the chief executive (corrective services) to produce the prisoner at the time and place stated in the direction; or

(b) an involuntary patient detained in an authorised mental health service—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the administrator of the health service, direct the administrator to produce the patient at the time and place stated in the direction; or

(c) a forensic disability client—the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the administrator of the forensic disability service, direct the administrator to produce the client at the time and place stated in the direction.

(2) A direction served under subsection (1) is sufficient warrant or authority to the chief executive (corrective services) or administrator for producing the prisoner, patient or client, as the case may be, who shall be produced accordingly.

(3) In this section—

administrator—

(a) of an authorised mental health service, means the person declared under the Mental Health Act 2000 to be the administrator of the health service; or

(b) of the forensic disability service, means the person declared under the Forensic Disability Act 2011 to be the administrator of the forensic disability service.

authorised mental health service see the Mental Health Act 2000, schedule.

forensic disability client see the Forensic Disability Act 2011.

forensic disability service see the Forensic Disability Act 2011.

involuntary patient see the Mental Health Act 2000, schedule.

prisoner see the Corrective Services Act 2006.