42Appointment of assessors to assess incidents

42 Appointment of assessors to assess incidents

42 Appointment of assessors to assess incidents

(1) When an incident involving the provision of a health service by a private health facility is reported to the licensee of the facility, the licensee must appoint one or more assessors to carry out a preliminary risk assessment of the incident if—

(a) the licensee is of the opinion that the incident is (or may be) a reportable incident, or

(b) the incident is not a reportable incident but may be the result of a serious systemic problem and the licensee is of the opinion that a preliminary risk assessment of the incident should be carried out.

(2) Assessors may be appointed in response to a particular incident or otherwise.

(3) The persons appointed as assessors in respect of an incident must (subject to the regulations) be persons that the licensee reasonably considers can properly carry out a preliminary risk assessment of the incident.

s 42: Am 2010 No 52, Sch 2.2 [1] [2]. Subst 2018 No 73, Sch 6[1].