Notice to official visitor of detainee receiving mental health treatment, care or support in correctional centre
213 Notice to official visitor of detainee receiving mental health treatment, care or support in correctional centre
This section applies if a detainee in a correctional centre is receiving treatment, care or support for mental disorder or a mental illness in a visitable place in a correctional centre.
The doctor for the correctional centre must give an official visitor for the visitable place written notice that a detainee is receiving treatment, care or support for mental disorder or a mental illness in the visitable place as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours after the detainee starts receiving treatment, care or support in the place.
A visitable place in a correctional centre is also a visitable place for an official visitor under the Corrections Management Act 2007 (see that Act, s 57).
In this section:
doctor, for a correctional centre, means the doctor appointed under the Corrections Management Act 2007, section 21 (1) for the centre.
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