Appointment of psychiatric case manager
51 Appointment of psychiatric case manager
(1) The authorised psychiatric practitioner who is responsible under section 50(1)(b) for reviewing a community management order must appoint a psychiatric case manager for the person for whom the order is made.
The person appointed must be:
(a) a medical practitioner or a designated mental health practitioner who is:
(i) an employee of the approved treatment agency supervising the order; or
(ii) if it is not practicable to appoint an employee of the approved treatment agency – an employee of the Agency; or
(b) if it is not practicable to appoint a practitioner mentioned in paragraph (a) – any other medical practitioner.
(3) However, a practitioner must not be appointed to be a psychiatric case manager under subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (b) unless:
the practitioner consents to the appointment; and
the appointment complies with approved procedures.
The psychiatric case manager must:
(a) monitor the progress of the treatment, care and rehabilitation of the person for whom the order is made; and
(b) provide a report, orally or in writing, on the progress of the person to the authorised psychiatric practitioner at least once every 6 weeks.
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