Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Admission and Detention of Mentally Disordered Persons in Psychiatric Institutions
5. Inspection by visitors
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Two or more visitors, one of whom must be a medical practitioner, must —
medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means any person who is registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act 1997;
at least once every 3 months, together inspect any part of any psychiatric institution of which they are visitors;
see and examine, as far as circumstances will permit, any patient in the psychiatric institution and the order for the admission of every patient admitted since the last visitation of the visitors; and
report to the Director‑General on such matters as they may consider proper in regard to the management and condition of the psychiatric institution and the patients therein.
The Director‑General may direct one or more visitors to inspect any psychiatric institution and to report to the Director‑General on such matters as the Director‑General may consider proper in regard to the management and condition of the psychiatric institution and the patients therein.