4Designated officers

4 Designated officers

[Section 4 Substituted by No. 19 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:10 Nov 2006]

(1)  For the purposes of this Act, the hospital manager, by instrument in writing, may appoint such medical practitioners as are necessary to be designated officers for the hospital.

(2)  A designated officer must not act in that capacity under Part IIIA in respect of a deceased person if the designated officer –

(a) before the deceased person's death, was involved in the provision of medical care to the person; or

(b) is likely to be involved in –

(i) the performance of a non-coronial autopsy on the deceased person; or

(ii) the removal of tissue at such an autopsy.