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Public Guardian Act 2014
sec.45Public guardian may authorise access outside normal hours
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### sec.45 Public guardian may authorise access outside normal hours
This section applies if the public guardian considers a community visitor (adult) can not adequately inquire into a complaint by entering a visitable site during normal hours.
The public guardian may authorise the visitor to enter the site outside normal hours to inquire into the complaint.
In authorising an entry outside normal hours, the public guardian must specify a period of not more than 2 hours during which the entry is authorised.
(sec.45-ssec.1) This section applies if the public guardian considers a community visitor (adult) can not adequately inquire into a complaint by entering a visitable site during normal hours.
(sec.45-ssec.2) The public guardian may authorise the visitor to enter the site outside normal hours to inquire into the complaint.
(sec.45-ssec.3) In authorising an entry outside normal hours, the public guardian must specify a period of not more than 2 hours during which the entry is authorised.