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].