Mental Health Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Feb 2014 · Part VII · Board of Visitors
42. Duty to visit psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home
Feedback & supportThe Visitors for a psychiatric hospital shall visit the psychiatric hospital at least once in every month and the Visitors for a psychiatric nursing home shall visit the psychiatric nursing home at least once in every three months to inquire into—
psychiatric hospital
“psychiatric hospital” means a government psychiatric hospital or a private psychiatric hospital including a gazetted private psychiatric hospital;
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the welfare and health of persons detained in the psychiatric hospital or the welfare and health of persons admitted into the psychiatric nursing home, as the case may be;
the adequacy of opportunities and facilities for the persons detained in the psychiatric hospital or admitted in the psychiatric nursing home to observe their religions; and
any other matter that the Visitors consider necessary or expedient.
When visiting a psychiatric hospital or a psychiatric nursing home the Visitors may—
psychiatric nursing home
“psychiatric nursing home” means a government psychiatric nursing home or a private psychiatric nursing home, and includes a gazetted private psychiatric nursing home;
inspect any part of the premises of the psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home; and
inspect any register, book, order, certificate or other documents relating to the admission and discharge of persons detained or admitted into the psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home.