Mental Health Act 2016
sec.303Delegation
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sec.303 Delegation
The chief psychiatrist may delegate a function of the chief psychiatrist to an appropriately qualified— public service employee in the department; or health service employee. Despite subsection (1) , the chief psychiatrist may delegate a function of the chief psychiatrist under a prescribed provision only to an appropriately qualified— senior executive employed in the department; or health executive employed by a Hospital and Health Service. In this section— function includes a power. prescribed provision means— part 3 ; or section 313 (2) (a) or (b) ; or chapter 11 , part 2 ; or section 332 . (sec.303-ssec.1) The chief psychiatrist may delegate a function of the chief psychiatrist to an appropriately qualified— public service employee in the department; or health service employee. (sec.303-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , the chief psychiatrist may delegate a function of the chief psychiatrist under a prescribed provision only to an appropriately qualified— senior executive employed in the department; or health executive employed by a Hospital and Health Service. (sec.303-ssec.3) In this section— function includes a power. prescribed provision means— part 3 ; or section 313 (2) (a) or (b) ; or chapter 11 , part 2 ; or section 332 .
- (a) public service employee in the department; or
- (b) health service employee.
- (a) senior executive employed in the department; or
- (b) health executive employed by a Hospital and Health Service.
- (a) part 3 ; or
- (b) section 313 (2) (a) or (b) ; or
- (c) chapter 11 , part 2 ; or
- (d) section 332 .