South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts48—Patients' right to communicate with others outside treatment centre
(1) A patient in a
treatment centre is entitled to—
(a)
communicate with persons outside the centre; and
(b)
receive visitors at the centre; and
(c) be
afforded reasonable privacy in his or her communications with others.
(2) The rights
conferred by subsection (1) are subject to any restrictions and
conditions that have been approved by the Director of the centre as being
reasonably required—
(a) for
carrying into effect any inpatient treatment order that applies to the
patient; or
(b) for
the maintenance of order and security at the centre or the prevention of harm
or nuisance to others.
(3) No restrictions or
conditions are to be applied under this section to communications by post
between a patient in a treatment centre and any of the following, or to visits
to a patient by any of the following:
(a) the
Minister;
(b) the
Tribunal;
(c) the
Public Advocate;
(d) the
Chief Psychiatrist;
(e) the
Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner within the meaning of
the Health and Community Services Complaints Act 2004 ;
(f) a
community visitor;
(g) a
member of Parliament;
(h) a
legal practitioner (in the practitioner's professional capacity);
(i)
a person representing, or acting on behalf of, a person
or body referred to in any of the preceding paragraphs;
(j) a
person of a class prescribed by the regulations.