restraint as protective force provided that the defendant takes all reasonable measures to terminate the restraint as soon as it is reasonable to do so. (d) Burden The defendant shall have the burden of raising any defense under this section. 30. Battered spouse defense (a) Defense Evidence that the actor was suffering from the battered spouse syndrome shall be admissible upon the issue of whether the actor lawfully acted in self-defense or defense of another. (b) Procedure If the defendant proposes to offer evidence of the battered spouse syndrome, the defendant shall file written notice thereof with the court in advance of trial. Thereafter, the court, upon motion of the Government, shall appoint one or more private psychiatrists or psychologists or physicians with a minimum of one year of training or experience in providing treatment or services to intellectually disabled or mentally ill individuals, who are neither employees nor contractors of the department of mental health for the purposes of performing the examination in question, to examine the accused, or shall direct the director of the department of mental health, or his designee, to have the accused so examined by one or more psychiatrists or psychologists or physicians with a minimum of one year of training or experience in providing treatment or services to intellectually disabled or mentally ill individuals designated by the director, or his designee, for the purpose of examining the defendant. No private psychiatrist, psychologist, or physician shall be appointed by the court unless he has consented to act. The examinations ordered shall be made at such time and place and under such conditions as the court deems proper, except that if the order directs the director of the department of mental health to have the accused examined, the director, or his designee, shall determine the reasonable time, place and conditions under which the examination shall be conducted. The order may include provisions for the interview of witnesses. (c) Excluding