Forensic Disability Act 2011
sec.101Appointment of senior practitioners and authorised practitioners by administrator
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sec.101 Appointment of senior practitioners and authorised practitioners by administrator
The administrator may, by written instrument, appoint a person— to be a senior practitioner for the forensic disability service; or to be an authorised practitioner for the forensic disability service. However, a person may be appointed under subsection (1) only if, in the administrator’s opinion, the person has the necessary expertise or experience relevant to the role to which the person is appointed. Also, in appointing a person under subsection (1) , the administrator must have regard to the following— the need for a multidisciplinary approach within the forensic disability service; the person’s commitment to the principles stated in section 7 ; the person’s skills and expertise in supporting people with an intellectual or cognitive disability, mental condition or offending behaviour. An appointment made under this section may limit the senior practitioner’s, or authorised practitioner’s, powers under this Act. (sec.101-ssec.1) The administrator may, by written instrument, appoint a person— to be a senior practitioner for the forensic disability service; or to be an authorised practitioner for the forensic disability service. (sec.101-ssec.2) However, a person may be appointed under subsection (1) only if, in the administrator’s opinion, the person has the necessary expertise or experience relevant to the role to which the person is appointed. (sec.101-ssec.3) Also, in appointing a person under subsection (1) , the administrator must have regard to the following— the need for a multidisciplinary approach within the forensic disability service; the person’s commitment to the principles stated in section 7 ; the person’s skills and expertise in supporting people with an intellectual or cognitive disability, mental condition or offending behaviour. (sec.101-ssec.4) An appointment made under this section may limit the senior practitioner’s, or authorised practitioner’s, powers under this Act.
- (a) to be a senior practitioner for the forensic disability service; or
- (b) to be an authorised practitioner for the forensic disability service.
- (a) the need for a multidisciplinary approach within the forensic disability service;
- (b) the person’s commitment to the principles stated in section 7 ;
- (c) the person’s skills and expertise in supporting people with an intellectual or cognitive disability, mental condition or offending behaviour.