Mental Health Act 2013

For the purposes of this Act, a person is a privileged visitor if he or she is one of the following:the Principal Official Visitor or an Official Visitor; a judge, associate judge or magistrate; the Ombudsman, the Deputy Ombudsman or a member of the Ombudsman's staff; the Chief Psychiatrist; a member of the Tribunal, the Registrar of the Tribunal or a Tribunal staff member; the Health Complaints Commissioner or a member of that Commissioner's staff; the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner or a member of that Commissioner's staff; the Public Guardian, the Deputy Public Guardian, a member of the staff of the Public Guardian, or the Registrar, each within the meaning of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995; a person prescribed by the regulations.

For the purposes of this Act, a person is a privileged caller if he or she is one of the following:the Principal Official Visitor or an Official Visitor; a judge, associate judge or magistrate; the Ombudsman, the Deputy Ombudsman or a member of the Ombudsman's staff; the Chief Psychiatrist; a member of the Tribunal, the Registrar of the Tribunal or a Tribunal staff member; the Health Complaints Commissioner or a member of that Commissioner's staff; the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner or a member of that Commissioner's staff; an Australian legal practitioner (acting in a professional capacity); a medical practitioner (acting in a professional capacity); the Public Guardian, the Deputy Public Guardian, a member of the staff of the Public Guardian, or the Registrar, each within the meaning of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995; a person prescribed by the regulations.

For the purposes of this Act, a person is a privileged correspondent if he or she is one of the following:the Principal Official Visitor or an Official Visitor; a judge, associate judge or magistrate; the Ombudsman, the Deputy Ombudsman or a member of the Ombudsman's staff; the Chief Psychiatrist; a member of the Tribunal, the Registrar of the Tribunal or a Tribunal staff member; the Health Complaints Commissioner or a member of that Commissioner's staff; the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner or a member of that Commissioner's staff; any court or commission, committee, tribunal or other board connected to the legal process, or an officer of any court or any such commission, committee, tribunal or other board; the Secretary; the Secretary (Corrections); the Secretary (Youth Justice); a State authority, within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000, that is connected to the legal process or concerned with the rights or treatment of prisoners or patients in hospitals or an officer of such State authority; an Australian legal practitioner (acting in a professional capacity); a medical practitioner (acting in a professional capacity); the Public Guardian, the Deputy Public Guardian or a member of the Public Guardian's staff; a person prescribed by the regulations.