Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992

95 Inquiries by district inspector

• (1) Every district inspector on any visit to any hospital or service may, and shall if so required by the Director, inquire as to—

  • (a) any breach of this Act or of any regulations made under this Act, or any breach of duty on the part of any officer or other person employed in the hospital or service; and

  • (b) such other matters as the district inspector or the Director thinks fit to be inquired into respecting any patients, or the management of the hospital or service.

  (2) For the purpose of conducting any inquiry under this Act, a district inspector shall have the same powers and authority to summon witnesses and receive evidence as are conferred upon Commissions of Inquiry by the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908; and the provisions of that Act, except sections 11 and 12 (which relate to costs), shall apply accordingly.

  (3) A full report of every such inquiry shall be sent as soon as practicable by the district inspector to the Director.

  Compare: 1969 No 16 s 58

  Section 95(1): amended, on 1 April 2000, by section 49 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 140).

  Section 95(1)(a): amended, on 1 April 2000, by section 49 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 140).

  Section 95(1)(b): amended, on 1 April 2000, by section 49 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 140).