Mental Health (Secure Facilities) Act 2016

The director-general may declare, in a SMHF direction, that a thing is a prohibited thing for a secure mental health facility.

Examples—prohibited thing

 a mobile phone

 a laptop or other electronic communication device

 a knife

Note 1 Power to make a statutory instrument includes power to make different provision in relation to different matters or different classes of matters (see Legislation Act, s 48).

Note 2 A SMHF direction is a notifiable instrument (see s 9 (4)).