112ASpecial community visitors panels

112A Special community visitors panels (1) The principal community visitor may establish a special community visitors panel to investigate and report on the overall operation of an approved treatment agency. (2) The members of the panel may visit places and make inquiries they believe are necessary to conduct the investigation. (3) The Chairperson of the panel must give the principal community visitor a report of the panel's investigation within the time specified by the principal community visitor. (4) The report must be in writing and include: (a) details of the actions and inquiries taken by the panel; and (b) the findings of the panel; and (c) the recommendations of the panel. (5) The principal community visitor must: (a) give a copy of the report to the person-in-charge of the approved treatment agency that is the subject of the investigation; and (b) invite the person-in-charge to make any comments in response to the report within 28 days of receiving the report. (6) The principal community visitor may forward the report to the CEO if the principal community visitor believes the person-in-charge of the agency has not taken action to address, or provided reasonable responses to, matters raised in the report. (7) The principal community visitor may re-establish the panel if the principal community visitor believes further investigation of the agency is required.

Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 107 (8) Division 4 and section 110(2) to (5) apply to a special community visitors panel as if it were a community visitors panel.