MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 303 Delegation

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 303

303 Delegation

(1) The chief psychiatrist may delegate a function of the chief psychiatrist to an appropriately qualified—

(a) public service employee in the department; or

(b) health service employee.

(2) Despite subsection (1) , the chief psychiatrist may delegate a function of the chief psychiatrist under a prescribed provision only to an appropriately qualified—

(a) senior executive employed in the department; or

(b) health executive employed by a Hospital and Health Service.

(3) In this section—


"function" includes a power.


"prescribed provision" means—

(a) part 3 ; or

(b) section 313 (2) (a) or (b) ; or

(c) chapter 11 , part 2 ; or

(d) section 332 .