Part 20Mental health advocacy services

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