Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Community Mental Health Centre
31. Person in charge of community mental health centre
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Director-General shall appoint in respect of each Government community mental health centre, a medical practitioner with qualifications, training and experience in psychiatry to be the officer in charge of the
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Medical Services;
Government community mental health centre.
Government community mental health centre
“Government community mental health centre” means any premises appointed to be a Government community mental health centre under section 30(a);
The appointment of the officer in charge of a private community mental health centre shall not be made without the prior written approval of the Director-General.
officer in charge
“officer in charge” means the person responsible for the management and control of a psychiatric facility and for the supervision of the medical staff, nursing staff, technical staff and ancillary staff employed in that facility;
Terms defined in s 2
community mental health centre
Defined · s 2“community mental health centre” means a Government community mental health centre or a private community mental health centre;
Director-General
Defined · s 2“Director-General” means the Director-General of Medical Services;
Government community mental health centre
Defined · s 2“Government community mental health centre” means any premises appointed to be a Government community mental health centre under section 30(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;
officer in charge
Defined · s 2“officer in charge” means the person responsible for the management and control of a psychiatric facility and for the supervision of the medical staff, nursing staff, technical staff and ancillary staff employed in that facility;
private community mental health centre
Defined · s 2“private community mental health centre” means any premises appointed to be a private community mental health centre under section 30(b);
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