LawgistThe Mental Healthcare Act
24Restriction on release of information in respect of mental illness
(1) No photograph or any other information relating to a person with mental illness undergoing treatment at a mental health establishment shall be released to the media without the consent of the person with mental illness.
(2) The right to confidentiality of person with mental illness shall also apply to all information stored in electronic or digital format in real or virtual space.
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RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
- 18 Right to access mental healthcare
- 19 Right to community living
- 20 Right to protection from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
- 21 Right to equality and non-discrimination
- 22 Right to information
- 23 Right to confidentiality
- 24 Restriction on release of information in respect of mental illness
- 25 Right to access medical records
- 26 Right to personal contacts and communication
- 27 Right to legal aid
- 28 Right to make complaints about deficiencies in provision of services
