98Privileged visitors, callers and correspondents

98 Privileged visitors, callers and correspondents

(1)  For the purposes of this Act, a person is a privileged visitor if he or she is one of the following:

(a) the Principal Official Visitor or an Official Visitor;

(b) a judge, associate judge or magistrate;

(c) the Ombudsman, the Deputy Ombudsman or a member of the Ombudsman's staff;

(d) [Section 98 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 108, Applied:25 Sep 2023] the Chief Psychiatrist;

(e) [Section 98 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 257, Applied:05 Nov 2021] a member of the Tribunal, the Registrar of the Tribunal or a Tribunal staff member;

(f) the Health Complaints Commissioner or a member of that Commissioner's staff;

(g) the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner or a member of that Commissioner's staff;

(h) [Section 98 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 257, Applied:05 Nov 2021] 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 ;

(i) a person prescribed by the regulations.

(2)  For the purposes of this Act, a person is a privileged caller if he or she is one of the following:

(a) the Principal Official Visitor or an Official Visitor;

(b) a judge, associate judge or magistrate;

(c) the Ombudsman, the Deputy Ombudsman or a member of the Ombudsman's staff;

(d) [Section 98 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 108, Applied:25 Sep 2023] the Chief Psychiatrist;