CEO’s functions as to declared places
19 CEO’s functions as to declared places
Subject to the control of the Commission, the CEO is responsible to the Commission for the proper operation, control, management and security and for the good order of each declared place.
If a resident dies, or is absent without leave from a declared place, the CEO must as soon as practicable notify the resident’s enduring guardian or guardian and the Commission, the Tribunal and the Commissioner of Police.
For the purposes of subsection (2), a resident is absent without leave from a declared place if the resident —
is away from the place other than under a leave of absence order as defined in the CLMI Act section 9(1); or
having been away from the place under a leave of absence order, fails to return to the place or another place in which the resident is required to be detained when the leave of absence order expires or is cancelled.
If a resident is absent from a declared place because he or she is receiving medical treatment elsewhere the CEO must as soon as practicable notify the resident’s enduring guardian or guardian.
The CEO must as soon as practicable notify the Commission after the occurrence of an accident, serious irregularity or other unusual event that adversely affects the good order or security of a declared place.
This section does not affect the obligations that the CEO has under the Coroners Act 1996 as a person who holds a resident in care.
[Section 19 amended: No. 10 of 2023 s. 328.]
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