Mental Health Act 2015
213Notice to official visitor of detainee receiving mental
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213 Notice to official visitor of detainee receiving mental health treatment, care or support in correctional centre (1) This section applies if a detainee in a correctional centre is receiving treatment, care or support for mental disorder or a mental illness in a visitable place in a correctional centre. (2) The doctor for the correctional centre must give an official visitor for the visitable place written notice that a detainee is receiving treatment, care or support for mental disorder or a mental illness in the visitable place as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours after the detainee starts receiving treatment, care or support in the place. Note A visitable place in a correctional centre is also a visitable place for an official visitor under the Corrections Management Act 2007 (see that Act, s 57). doctor, for a correctional centre, means the doctor appointed under the Corrections Management Act 2007, section 21 (1) for the centre.