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4V Adjournment of proceeding in Assessment and Referral Court List

(1)The Court, at any time before taking a formal plea from the accused in a criminal proceeding which has been referred to the Assessment and Referral Court List, may adjourn a proceeding in that List for the purposes of a clinical assessment of the accused to—

(a)identify the accused's needs based on the needs criteria set out in section 4T; and

S. 4V(3)(a) amended by No. 68/2013 s. 5(1).

(b)prepare an individual support plan for the accused.

(2)The Court must fix a return date for consideration by the Court of the proposed individual support plan.

(3)On the return date, the Court may—

(a)subject to subsection (5), approve the individual support plan, with or without amendments;

(b)fix bail conditions or any undertakings or other conditions the Court considers appropriate;

(c)make any other order the Court thinks fit.

(4)The Court may adjourn a proceeding under this section for a period not exceeding 12 months to enable the accused to be assessed and participate in and complete his or her individual support plan.

(5)The Court must take a formal plea from the accused before approving an individual support plan under subsection (3)(a).

S. 4V(5) inserted by No. 68/2013 s. 5(2).