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Table 5: Types of leave available under the CMIA 46
Type of
leave
Conditions Who can apply Who can grant Who can
suspend
Special
leave
Not more than
seven days
in the case
of absence
for medical
treatment or
not more than
24 hours in any
other case
Forensic patient
Forensic resident
Person on
behalf of the
forensic patient
or resident
Authorised
psychiatrist
(for forensic
patients) or the
Secretary to the
Department of
Human Services
(for forensic
residents)
Chief
Psychiatrist
(for forensic
patients) or
Secretary to the
Department of
Human Services
(for forensic
residents)
Onground
leave
Absence from
the place of
custody but
within the
surrounds of
the mental
health service
or residential
treatment
facility or
institution
Forensic patient
Forensic resident
Authorised
psychiatrist
(for forensic
patients) or the
Secretary to the
Department of
Human Services
(for forensic
residents)
Forensic Leave
Panel
Chief
Psychiatrist
(for forensic
patients) or
Secretary to the
Department of
Human Services
(for forensic
residents)
Limited
offground
leave
Between 6am
and 9pm and
outside those
hours on a
maximum of
three days in
any seven day
period
Forensic patient
Forensic resident
Authorised
psychiatrist
(for forensic
patients) or the
Secretary to the
Department of
Human Services
(for forensic
residents)
Forensic Leave
Panel
Chief
Psychiatrist
(for forensic
patients) or
Secretary to the
Department of
Human Services
(for forensic
residents)
Extended
leave
Not more than
12 months but
extensions may
be granted
Forensic patient
Forensic resident
Authorised
psychiatrist
(for forensic
patients) or the
Secretary to the
Department of
Human Services
(for forensic
residents)
Court which
originally made
the supervision
order
Chief
Psychiatrist
(for forensic
patients) or
Secretary to the
Department of
Human Services
(for forensic
residents)
46 The format for this table is based on a table in Department of Human Services, Non-custodial supervision orders: Policy and procedure
manual (2009).
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