Mental Health Act 2016
sec.281Visits by nominated support persons, family, carers and other support persons
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sec.281 Visits by nominated support persons, family, carers and other support persons
A patient in an authorised mental health service may be visited by the patient’s nominated support persons, family, carers and other support persons at any reasonable time of the day or night. Subsection (1) does not apply if— the person is excluded from visiting the patient under another provision of this Act; or the patient does not wish to be visited by the person. (sec.281-ssec.1) A patient in an authorised mental health service may be visited by the patient’s nominated support persons, family, carers and other support persons at any reasonable time of the day or night. (sec.281-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— the person is excluded from visiting the patient under another provision of this Act; or the patient does not wish to be visited by the person.
- (a) the person is excluded from visiting the patient under another provision of this Act; or
- (b) the patient does not wish to be visited by the person.