138Medical practitioners and nurses

138 Medical practitioners and nurses

(1)  [Section 138 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 130, Applied:25 Sep 2023] The Chief Psychiatrist, by instrument in writing, may approve individual persons (or all members of a class of persons) as medical practitioners for –

(a) [Section 138 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 130, Applied:25 Sep 2023] provisions of this Act; and

(b) [Section 138 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 130, Applied:25 Sep 2023] provisions of any other Act in respect of which the Chief Psychiatrist may have responsibilities.

(2)  To be approved as a medical practitioner under subsection (1) , or to be a member of a class of persons approved under that subsection, a person must be –

(a) a psychiatrist; or

(b) a medical practitioner who is otherwise qualified or experienced in the diagnosis or treatment of mental illness.

(3)  [Section 138 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 130, Applied:25 Sep 2023] The Chief Psychiatrist, by instrument in writing, may approve individual persons (or all members of a class of persons) as nurses for –

(a) [Section 138 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 130, Applied:25 Sep 2023] provisions of this Act; and

(b) [Section 138 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 130, Applied:25 Sep 2023] provisions of any other Act in respect of which the Chief Psychiatrist may have responsibilities.

(4)  To be approved as a nurse under subsection (3) , or to be a member of a class of persons to whom the approval relates, a person must be a registered nurse who is qualified or experienced in the treatment or care of persons with mental illness.