Public Guardian Act 2014

for a visitable site that is an authorised mental health service under the Mental Health Act 2016—any person who lives or receives services at the visitable site; or

for a visitable site that is the forensic disability service—any person who lives or receives services at the visitable site; or

for another visitable site—an adult, with impaired capacity for a personal matter or a financial matter or with an impairment, who lives or receives services at the visitable site.

with impaired capacity for a personal matter or a financial matter, or with an impairment; and

who is a participant under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth) and has a participant’s plan.

if a restrictive practice is being used at the premises in relation to the adult under a chapter 5B approval—the adult and 1 or more of the adult’s relations; or

if specialist positive behaviour support is being provided at the premises under the adult’s participant’s plan and the support involves the use of a restrictive practice—the adult and 1 or more of the adult’s relations; or

if specialist disability accommodation is being provided at the premises under the adult’s participant’s plan—the adult and 1 or more of the adult’s relations; or

if paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) do not apply—the adult and 1 or more of the adult’s relations, or the adult only.

a person who is related to the adult by blood, spousal relationship, adoption or a foster relationship; or

if the adult is an Aboriginal person—a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a relative of the adult; or

if the adult is a Torres Strait Islander—a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a relative of the adult.

high intensity daily personal activities;

assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement;

specialist positive behaviour support that involves the use of a restrictive practice;

specialist disability accommodation.

an authorised mental health service under the Mental Health Act 2016 that provides inpatient services; or

the forensic disability service; or

premises, other than a private dwelling house, at which a funded adult participant lives and receives services or supports that—

are paid for wholly or partly from funding under the national disability insurance scheme; and

are provided under the adult’s participant’s plan; and

are provided by a registered NDIS provider that is registered under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth), section 73E to provide a relevant class of supports; and

are within the relevant class of supports; or

a place, other than a private dwelling house, that is prescribed under a regulation.

a document relating to the visitable site, including the visitable site’s records, policies and procedures; or

a document relating to a consumer at the visitable site, including a document in the consumer’s personal or medical file, regardless of who owns the file.