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Mental Health Act 2014
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Part 23 — Administration
507. Term used: mental health service 350
Division 2 — Chief Psychiatrist
Subdivision 1 — Appointment, terms and conditions
508. Appointment 350
509. Terms and conditions of appointment 350
510. Remuneration 350
511. Resignation 351
512. Removal from office 351
513. Acting Chief Psychiatrist 351
Subdivision 2 — Functions and powers generally
514. Functions generally 352
515. Responsibility for treatment and care 352
516. Directions by Minister 353
517. Minister may request report about any matter 354
518. CEO of Health Department may request report about treatment and care of patients 354
519. Powers generally 355
Subdivision 3 — Specific powers relating to treatment and care
520. Review of treatment 355
521. Visits to mental health services 356
522. Offence to interfere with visit to mental health service 358
523. Directions to mental health services to disclose information 359
Subdivision 4 — Notifiable incidents
524. Application of this Subdivision 359
525. Term used: notifiable incident 360
526. Reporting notifiable incidents 360
527. Action that Chief Psychiatrist may take 361
528. Notification of decision to take action 362
529. Chief Psychiatrist’s powers of investigation 362
530. Notification of outcome of investigation 362
Subdivision 5 — Staff and facilities
531. Chief Psychiatrist’s staff 363
532. Use of government staff and facilities 363
Subdivision 6 — Annual reports
533. Annual report: preparation 363
534. Annual report: tabling 364
Subdivision 7 — Miscellaneous matters
535. Request for information about patient or person detained 365
536. Request for list of certain supervised persons 365
537. Delegation by Chief Psychiatrist 366
Division 3 — Mental health practitioners and authorised mental health practitioners
538. Mental health practitioners 367
539. Authorised mental health practitioners 367
540. Register of authorised mental health practitioners 368
Division 4 — Authorised hospitals
541. Authorised hospital: meaning 369
542. Authorisation of public hospitals 369
543. Patients to be transferred if hospital no longer authorised 370
Division 5 — Mental health services approved for electroconvulsive therapy
544. Chief Psychiatrist to approve mental health services 370
Division 6 — Approved forms
545. Chief Psychiatrist to approve forms 371
546. Publication of approved forms and related guidelines 371
Division 7 — Guidelines and standards
547. Publication of guidelines and standards 371
548. Application, adoption or incorporation of other documents 372
549. Publication on Agency’s website 372
Division 8 — Miscellaneous matters
550. Delegation by Minister or CEO 373