438Care and protection assessment—authorisation of

438 Care and protection assessment—authorisation of assessors (1) The director-general may authorise a person to carry out care and protection assessments (an authorised assessor). Note Power to make a statutory instrument includes power to make different provision for different categories (see Legislation Act, s 48). (2) The director-general may authorise a person only if the director-general considers the person is suitably qualified to carry out care and protection assessments. Examples—suitably qualified people 1 a doctor or nurse to carry out medical examinations 2 a social worker or psychologist to carry out social assessments 3 an occupational therapist or other health practitioner to carry out developmental assessments 4 another person with qualifications or expertise to carry out assessments Note Certain people conducting an activity, or providing a service, under this Act are required to be registered under the Working with Vulnerable People Act (see that Act, s 11 and sch 1). (3) An authorisation is a notifiable instrument.