Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.285Delegations
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sec.285 Delegations
The health ombudsman may delegate his or her functions under this or another Act to an appropriately qualified staff member of the Office of the Health Ombudsman. However, the health ombudsman may not delegate the following functions— deciding to take immediate action in relation to a health practitioner under part 7 ; issuing a prohibition order under part 8A ; deciding to carry out an inquiry into a matter under part 12 . In this section— functions includes powers. s 285 amd 2019 No. 38 s 62 (sec.285-ssec.1) The health ombudsman may delegate his or her functions under this or another Act to an appropriately qualified staff member of the Office of the Health Ombudsman. (sec.285-ssec.2) However, the health ombudsman may not delegate the following functions— deciding to take immediate action in relation to a health practitioner under part 7 ; issuing a prohibition order under part 8A ; deciding to carry out an inquiry into a matter under part 12 . (sec.285-ssec.3) In this section— functions includes powers.
- (a) deciding to take immediate action in relation to a health practitioner under part 7 ;
- (b) issuing a prohibition order under part 8A ;
- (c) deciding to carry out an inquiry into a matter under part 12 .