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Review of detention orders in certain circumstances (approved centres)
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107. (1) Where, immediately before the commencement of this section, a person is detained in an approved centre on the order of a wardship court and, from that commencement, continues to be so detained, that order shall, as soon as possible, be reviewed by the wardship court in accordance with subsection (2).
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(2) Where, on a review of a detention order, the wardship court is satisfied that the person concerned is suffering from a mental disorder, it may direct that the detention of the person concerned in the approved centre, or such other approved centre as may be determined by the wardship court having obtained the views of the clinical director of that other centre, shall continue for such further period, not exceeding 3 months, and not exceeding 6 months in the case of any subsequent review carried out by the wardship court under subsection (3), as the wardship court may determine.
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(3) Before the period referred to in subsection (2), or such other period as may be determined by the wardship court, expires, the wardship court shall review the continued detention of the person concerned in the approved centre and, if satisfied that the person concerned is suffering from a mental disorder, may direct that the person concerned shall continue to be detained in that centre or such other approved centre as may be determined by the wardship court having obtained the views of the clinical director of that other centre.
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(4) Where the wardship court determines that the person concerned is no longer suffering from a mental disorder, it shall order the discharge of the person concerned from detention.
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(5) The wardship court, when reviewing a detention order, shall hear evidence from the consultant psychiatrist responsible for the care or treatment of the person concerned and from an independent consultant psychiatrist selected by the wardship court.
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(6) The function of the independent consultant psychiatrist referred to in subsection (5) is to examine the person concerned and report to the wardship court on the results of the examination, in particular whether, in the opinion of the psychiatrist, the person concerned is suffering from a mental disorder.
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