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Public Guardian Act 2014
sec.193Existing requests for community visitor (adult) to visit former visitable site
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### sec.193 Existing requests for community visitor (adult) to visit former visitable site
This section applies if, before the commencement, a person made a request under former section 43(1)(a) or (b) in relation to a former visitable site.
Subsection (3) applies if—
the request was made under former section 43(1)(b) to a staff member at the former visitable site; and
immediately before the commencement—
the staff member had not told the public guardian about the request; and
the period that is 3 business days after the request is made had not ended.
The staff member must, within 3 business days after the request is made, tell the public guardian about the request.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
If, immediately before the commencement, a community visitor (adult) for the former visitable site had not visited the site in accordance with the request—
a community visitor (adult) for the site must visit the site as soon as practicable after being informed of the request; and
chapter 3, part 6, division 4 applies to the performance of the function under paragraph (a) as if—
the function were being performed under section 43; and
the former visitable site were a visitable site under chapter 3, part 6.
s 193 ins 2019 No. 19 s 74
(sec.193-ssec.1) This section applies if, before the commencement, a person made a request under former section 43(1)(a) or (b) in relation to a former visitable site.
(sec.193-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if— the request was made under former section 43(1)(b) to a staff member at the former visitable site; and immediately before the commencement— the staff member had not told the public guardian about the request; and the period that is 3 business days after the request is made had not ended.
(sec.193-ssec.3) The staff member must, within 3 business days after the request is made, tell the public guardian about the request. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.193-ssec.4) If, immediately before the commencement, a community visitor (adult) for the former visitable site had not visited the site in accordance with the request— a community visitor (adult) for the site must visit the site as soon as practicable after being informed of the request; and chapter 3, part 6, division 4 applies to the performance of the function under paragraph (a) as if— the function were being performed under section 43; and the former visitable site were a visitable site under chapter 3, part 6.
- (a) the request was made under former section 43(1)(b) to a staff member at the former visitable site; and
- (b) immediately before the commencement— (i) the staff member had not told the public guardian about the request; and (ii) the period that is 3 business days after the request is made had not ended.
- (i) the staff member had not told the public guardian about the request; and
- (ii) the period that is 3 business days after the request is made had not ended.
- (i) the staff member had not told the public guardian about the request; and
- (ii) the period that is 3 business days after the request is made had not ended.
- (a) a community visitor (adult) for the site must visit the site as soon as practicable after being informed of the request; and
- (b) chapter 3, part 6, division 4 applies to the performance of the function under paragraph (a) as if— (i) the function were being performed under section 43; and (ii) the former visitable site were a visitable site under chapter 3, part 6.
- (i) the function were being performed under section 43; and
- (ii) the former visitable site were a visitable site under chapter 3, part 6.
- (i) the function were being performed under section 43; and
- (ii) the former visitable site were a visitable site under chapter 3, part 6.