21CAppointment of assessors to assess incidents

#### 21C Appointment of assessors to assess incidents 21C Appointment of assessors to assess incidents > > (1) When an incident is reported to the relevant health services organisation in respect of the incident, the organisation must appoint one or more assessors to carry out a preliminary risk assessment of the incident if— > > > > > (a) it is of the opinion that the incident is (or may be) a reportable incident, or > > > > > (b) the incident is not a reportable incident but may be the result of a serious systemic problem and the organisation is of the opinion that a preliminary risk assessment of the incident should be carried out. > > > (2) Assessors may be appointed in response to a particular incident or otherwise. > > > (3) The persons appointed as assessors in respect of an incident must (subject to the regulations) be persons that the relevant health services organisation reasonably considers can properly carry out a preliminary risk assessment of the incident. > > **s 21C:** Ins 2018 No 2, Sch 1\[2\].