Limits on contact with others
17 Limits on contact with others
The director‑general may, in consultation with the chief psychiatrist, limit a patient’s contact with others if the director-general believes on reasonable grounds that the limit is necessary and reasonable to avoid prejudicing the effectiveness of the patient’s treatment, care or support.
The director‑general must not impose a limit on contact by the patient with someone authorised under a territory law to communicate with the patient.
Examples
an official visitor
the public trustee and guardian
As soon as practicable after imposing a limit on contact by a patient with others, the director-general must explain to the patient, in a way the patient is most likely to understand—
the nature of the limit; and
the period for which the limit will be in effect; and
the reason for imposing the limit.
A limit must not be imposed for longer than 7 days.
Subsection (3) does not prevent a further limit being imposed immediately after the limit previously imposed ceases to be in effect.
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