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Mental Health Act 2014
Part 20Mental health advocacy services
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Part 20 — Mental health advocacy services
348. Terms used 258
Division 2 — Mental health advocates: appointment or engagement, functions and powers
Subdivision 1 — Appointment or engagement, functions and powers
349. Chief Mental Health Advocate 259
350. Other mental health advocates 259
351. Functions of Chief Mental Health Advocate 260
352. Functions of mental health advocates 261
353. Powers generally 263
354. Directions to Chief Mental Health Advocate about general matters 263
355. Directions to Chief Mental Health Advocate to report on particular issues 264
Subdivision 2 — Contacting identified person or person with sufficient interest
356. Request to contact identified person 265
357. Duty to contact identified person 265
358. Contact on mental health advocate’s own initiative 268
Subdivision 3 — Specific powers of mental health advocates
359. Specific powers of mental health advocates 268
360. Documents to which access is restricted 270
361. Disclosure by mental health advocate 270
362. Interfering with exercise of powers 271
363. Issues arising out of inquiries and investigations 272
Division 3 — Terms and conditions of appointment or engagement
Subdivision 1 — Chief Mental Health Advocate
364. Terms and conditions of appointment 273
365. Remuneration 273
366. Resignation 273
367. Removal from office 274
368. Acting Chief Mental Health Advocate 274
Subdivision 2 — Other mental health advocates
369. Terms and conditions of engagement 275
370. Remuneration 275
371. Resignation 275
372. Removal from office 276
Division 4 — Other matters relating to mental health advocates
373. Conflict of interest 276
374. Delegation by Chief Mental Health Advocate 277
Division 5 — Staff and facilities
375. Advocacy services staff 278
376. Use of government staff and facilities 278
Division 6 — Annual reports
377. Annual report: preparation 279
378. Annual report: tabling 279