Crimes Act 1914
Part IB
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Sentencing, imprisonment and release of federal offenders
Division 6
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Unfitness to be tried
SECTION 20BH
20BH
State or Territory mental health authorities to be notified of certain releases
Where a person detained by authority of an order under subsection 20BC(2) or a warrant under subsection 20BF(5) for a specified period in a State or Territory is due to be released because the period of that person ' s detention has ended, the Attorney-General must notify the mental health authorities of the State or Territory of the proposed release of the person.
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Hide history noteWhere a person detained by authority of an order under subsection 20BC(2) or a warrant under subsection 20BF(5) for a specified period in a State or Territory is due to be released because the period of that person ' s detention has ended, the Attorney-General must notify the mental health authorities of the State or Territory of the proposed release of the person.
[ CCH Note: S 20BH will be amended by No 33 of 2026, s 3 and Sch 1 item 32, by substituting " Commonwealth Parole Board " for " Attorney-General " (wherever occurring), effective immediately after the commencement of Part 2 of the Commonwealth Parole Board Act 2026 . For transitional provisions, see note under s 19AKB .]
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