Identity cards for mental health officers
203 Identity cards for mental health officers
The director‑general must give a mental health officer an identity card that states the person is a mental health officer for this Act and shows—
the name of the person; and
a recent photograph of the person.
A person commits an offence if—
the person was appointed as a mental health officer; and
the person ceases to be a mental health officer; and
the person does not return the person’s identity card to the director‑general as soon as practicable (but within 7 days) after the day the person ceases to be a mental health officer.
Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit.
An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.
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