Housing Assistance Act 2007

An official visitor must give an operating entity for a visitable place written notice that the official visitor intends to visit the place at least 24 hours before the official visitor’s visit.

However, the official visitor may visit a visitable place without giving notice to the operating entity if—

for multiple occupancy supported accommodation—

the official visitor reasonably believes, or has been given a complaint, that an entitled person at the visitable place is at risk of abuse or harm; and

the entitled person consents to the visit; or

for single occupancy independent accommodation—the official visitor reasonably believes, or has been given a complaint, that there is a serious risk to the health or welfare of an entitled person at the visitable place.

In this section:

if the Territory operates the place—the director-general; or

in any other case—the entity that operates the place.