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Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No action shall be brought against the Director-General, any member of a Board of Visitors, officer in charge, person in charge, medical practitioner, police officer or any other person acting under the direction of the Director-General or the officer in charge in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by any of them in good faith in the exercise, performance or purported exercise or performance, of any powers or duties under this Act.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Medical Services;
Board
“Board” means a Board of Visitors appointed under regulations made under section 77(1);
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Medical Services;
medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means a person who is registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act;
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;