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Social Residential Homes Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 8 · Protection of Residents

36. Boards of Visitors

(1)

The Minister may appoint one or more Boards of Visitors consisting of such number of members as the Minister thinks fit, to perform the functions mentioned in subsection (4).

(2)

The members of a Board of Visitors are appointed for the period specified by the Minister.

(3)

An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.

(4)

The functions of a Board of Visitors, in relation to a licensable SRH to which a licence relates, are as follows:

(a)

to conduct a review —

(i)

of the living conditions of the licensable SRH; and (ii)if care, biopsychosocial intervention or support to carry out daily activities is provided to the residents of the licensable SRH, of the standard of care, biopsychosocial intervention or support to carry out daily activities so provided;

(b)

to make any recommendation to improve the living conditions, or standard of care, biopsychosocial intervention or support to carry out daily activities provided to the residents of the licensable SRH, that the Board of Visitors considers necessary.

(5)

For the purposes of carrying out the functions under subsection (4) —

(a)

a member of a Board of Visitors may at any reasonable time of the day enter any licensable SRH and make any inquiry or examination that is necessary; and

(b)

a Board of Visitors must submit any report to the Minister that the Minister may require.

(6)

A person who —

(a)

refuses to allow a member of a Board of Visitors entry to any licensable SRH; or

(b)

hinders or obstructs the member from entering any licensable SRH after the member’s identity is reasonably established,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

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