117Functions of the Chief Quality and Safety Officer

117 Functions of the Chief Quality and Safety Officer The functions of the Chief Quality and Safety Officer are— (a) to conduct quality and safety reviews of services provided in or by health service entities; and (b) to provide information to the Secretary concerning quality and safety reviews of services provided in or by health service entities; and (c) to work co-operatively with other bodies or persons that have roles or functions relating to the oversight or regulation of quality and safety in health service entities including the following— (i) the Chief Health Officer; (ii) the chief psychiatrist; (iii) the Health Complaints Commissioner within the meaning of the **Health Complaints Act 2016**; (iv) the Mental Health Complaints Commissioner within the meaning of the **Mental Health Act 2014**; (v) a coroner within the meaning of the **Coroners Act 2008**; (vi) the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency established by section 23 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law; (d) to issue guidelines to health service entities concerning the provision of services. New s. 118 inserted by No. 4/2022 s. 5.