South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
R 385
Mental Health Care Act, 2002 (Act No. 17 of 2002)Chapter III : Rights and Duties relating to Mental Health Care Users11. Exploitation and abuse |
| (1) | Every person, body, organisation or health establishment providing care, treatment and rehabilitation services to a mental health care user must take steps to ensure that – |
| (a) | users are protected from exploitation, abuse and any degrading treatment; |
| (b) | users are not subjected to forced labour; and |
| (c) | care, treatment and rehabilitation services are not used as punishment or for the convenience of other people. |
| (2) | A person witnessing any form of abuse set out in subsection (1) against a mental health care user must report this fact in the prescribed manner. |
