Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Mental Health Act 1986 - SECT 20

Correspondence

20. Correspondence



(1) A letter written to or by an involuntary patient must be forwarded without
being opened to the person to whom it is addressed.

(2) A letter written to or by a security patient must subject to any security
conditions imposed under section 47 be forwarded without being opened to the
person to whom it is addressed.

(3) A letter written to or by a forensic patient must, subject to any security
conditions imposed under section 17B, be forwarded without being opened to the
person to whom it is addressed.

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