Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
109Reports by community visitors
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109 Reports by community visitors (1) A community visitor who visits an approved treatment facility or premises occupied by an approved treatment agency must provide a report of his or her visit, including any findings and recommendation, to the principal community visitor. (2) The principal community visitor must provide the person-in-charge of the approved treatment facility or approved treatment agency with a copy of a report provided under subsection (1). (3) The principal community visitor may make a report to the CEO where he or she believes that the person-in-charge of an approved treatment facility or approved treatment agency has not taken adequate or reasonable action to implement a recommendation made by a community visitor in a report under this section. (4) If, in the opinion of the principal community visitor, a matter referred to in a report provided under subsection (1) falls within the functions conferred by a law of the Territory, the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth on a person, tribunal or board, the principal community visitor may refer the matter to the person, tribunal or board, as the case may be.