Appointment and qualifications
555 Appointment and qualifications
The chief psychiatrist may, by instrument in writing, appoint any of the following persons as inspectors—
a public service employee of the department;
a health service employee;
other persons prescribed by regulation.
Also, the chief psychiatrist may, by instrument in writing, appoint a health practitioner, lawyer or another person as an inspector for investigating a matter under chapter 10, part 4.
However, the chief psychiatrist may appoint a person as an inspector under subsection (1) or (2) only if the chief psychiatrist is satisfied the person is appropriately qualified.
Also, the chief psychiatrist is an inspector.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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