111Duties of community visitors panels

111 Duties of community visitors panels (1) The members of a community visitors panel are, as a group, to visit the approved treatment facility for which the panel is established not less than once each 6 months. (2) When visiting the facility, the members of the community visitors panel are to enquire into: (a) the adequacy of opportunities and facilities for the recreation, communication with other persons, occupation, education, training and rehabilitation of persons receiving treatment or care at the facility; and (b) the extent to which persons receive treatment and care at the facility in conditions that provide the least restrictive and least intrusive environment enabling the treatment and care to be effectively given; and (c) the adequacy of services for assessing, treating and caring for persons at the facility; and (d) the appropriateness and standards of facilities for the accommodation, physical well being and welfare of persons receiving treatment and care at the facility; and (e) the adequacy of information provided by the facility about the complaints procedures and other rights under this Act; and (f) the accessibility and effectiveness of internal complaints procedures of the facility; and

Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 105 (g) any failures of persons employed by the facility to comply with (h) any other matter that the panel consider appropriate having regard to the principles and objectives of this Act; and (j) any other matter that is referred to it by the Minister or the principal community visitor. (3) The members of a community visitors panel may, when visiting an approved treatment facility: (a) inspect any part of the facility; and (b) visit any person who is being treated or cared for at the facility; and (c) inquire into the admission, detention, care, treatment and control of persons being treated or cared for at the facility; and (d) inspect documents or medical records relating to persons being treated or cared for at the facility; and (e) inspect any other records or registers required to be kept by or under this Act at the facility.