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bruneilawsby aturio
In force2013 Revised Edition
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Part IV · Treatment and Rehabilitation

21. Review, discharge and transfer of residents

(1)

The Advisory Committee of an approved institution shall keep the case of every resident under review and shall as often as practicable consider whether he should be discharged.

(2)

Notwithstanding any order made under section 18(1) or (4) or under section 25(2), the Minister or the Advisory Committee of an approved institution may at any time by order in writing —

(a)

discharge any resident; or

(b)

transfer any resident from one approved institution to another approved institution.

(3)

The officer-in-charge of an approved institution may enter into an arrangement with the officer-in-charge of another approved institution for the transfer of any resident to that other approved institution and, subject to any direction given by the Director or the

Advisory Committee, may carry out any transfer in accordance with that arrangement except that the whole period of detention for which the resident was admitted to such approved institution shall not be increased by the transfer.

(4)

On proof to his satisfaction that the presence of a resident at any place is required —

(a)

in the interests of justice;

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(b)

for the purpose of any inquiry;

(c)

in the public interest; or

(d)

in the interest of the resident, the officer-in-charge of the relevant approved institution may order that the resident be taken to that place.

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