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DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 29
Inspections of alcohol or drug dependency treatment centre by official visitors
29 Inspections of alcohol or drug dependency treatment centre by official
visitors
(1) The principal official visitor must ensure that 2 or more official
visitors visit each treatment centre.
(2) For the purposes of the visit, one
of the official visitors must be a person referred to in section 27 (2) and
one of the official visitors must be a person referred to in section 27 (3).
(3) On a visit to a treatment centre, the official visitors must-- (a) so far
as practicable, inspect every part of the centre at least once, and
(b) so
far as practicable, make any necessary inquiries about the treatment and
detention of dependent persons in the centre, and
(c) examine and sign the
registers, books, records and other documents produced to them in accordance
with this Part, and
(d) enter the fact of their visit in the official
visitors book at the centre, together with any observations they think
appropriate to make.
(4) The official visitors must report to the principal
official visitor about each visit in accordance with any arrangements made by
the principal official visitor.
(5) A visit may be made with or without
previous notice and at any time of the day or night, and be of such length, as
the official visitors think appropriate.
(6) A visit may be made at the
request of the primary carer of a dependent person being treated at the
centre.
(7) The regulations may provide for other matters in relation to
visits to a treatment centre.
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