Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Community Psychiatric Residence
27. Person in charge of community psychiatric residence
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Minister shall appoint in respect of each Government community psychiatric residence —
a medical practitioner with qualifications or training and experience in psychiatry; or
a nurse with qualifications, training and experience in psychiatry, to be the person in charge of that Government community psychiatric residence.
The appointment of the person in charge of, or a medical practitioner or nurse employed in, or engaged by, a private community psychiatric residence shall not be made without the prior written approval of the Minister.
medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means a person who is registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act;
The qualifications, training and experience referred to in subsection (1) shall be qualifications, training and experience recognised by the Minister on the advice of the Director-General.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Medical Services;
Terms defined in s 2
community psychiatric residence
Defined · s 2“community psychiatric residence” means a Government community psychiatric residence or a private community psychiatric residence;
Director-General
Defined · s 2“Director-General” means the Director-General of Medical Services;
Government community psychiatric residence
Defined · s 2“Government community psychiatric residence” means any premises appointed to be a Government community psychiatric residence under section 26(a);
medical practitioner
Defined · s 2“medical practitioner” means a person who is registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act;
nurse
Defined · s 2“nurse” means a person who is registered in the register of nurses under the Nurses Registration Act;
private community psychiatric residence
Defined · s 2“private community psychiatric residence” means any premises appointed to be a private community psychiatric residence under section 26(b);
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