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(1) The head of a mental health facility shall permit other visitors to the facility at the time and on the conditions determined by the head of the facility in consultation with the hospital management committee.

(2) A visitor or a member of a visiting committee shall not be allowed to enter the room of a patient who a mental health practitioner considers dangerous except

(a) in the presence of and with the consent of the psychiatrist or head of the facility or any other person nominated in writing by the head of the facility, or

(b) where the person states in writing in a form as specified in the Schedule that although a warning has been given that the patient is dangerous, the person still wishes to enter the room.

(3) The head of a facility shall ensure that interviews with patients are conducted in confidence in a safe situation.

(4) A visitor shall not take photographs, make audio-visual recordings or conduct an interview without the permission of the head of the facility if the best interest of the patient will be affected.