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The Principal Official Visitor must arrange for each approved facility to be visited by an Official Visitor at least once a month.
The Principal Official Visitor must arrange for an Official Visitor to visit premises in or from which a patient is being provided with services under this Act if requested to do so by – the patient; or a representative or support person of the patient; or a person who, in the opinion of the Principal Official Visitor, has a genuine interest in the patient's welfare; or the responsible Minister.
The Principal Official Visitor is not obliged to comply with subsection (2)(a) in respect of any premises if – those premises have been visited by an Official Visitor in the month immediately preceding the making of the relevant request; or the Principal Official Visitor considers the relevant request to be frivolous or vexatious.
A visit under this section may be made with or without notice.
A visit to an SMHU under this section is subject to statutory or other reasonable requirements relating to the management, good order and discipline of the SMHU.
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