97Patient visiting rights

97 Patient visiting rights

(1)  A forensic patient has –

(a) the right to receive visitors; and

(b) the right to refuse to receive visitors.

(2)  However, the rights conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised only in accordance with this Act.

Note 1

The exercise of visiting rights under this Division is, for non-police visits, reviewable by the Tribunal – see Division 2 of Part 3 of Chapter 3 .

Note 2

[Section 97 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2023, Applied:25 Sep 2023] The Chief Psychiatrist has power to intervene in respect of the exercise of such rights in circumstances where the Chief Psychiatrist is not the relevant decision-maker– see section 147 .