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\[1\].