sec.157ADefinitions for ch 4A

### sec.157A Definitions for ch 4A In this chapter— administrator ... s 157A def administrator om 2017 No. 3 s 52 (1) ambulance officer see the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , schedule. authorised mental health practitioner ... s 157A def authorised mental health practitioner om 2017 No. 3 s 52 (1) authorised mental health service ... s 157A def authorised mental health service om 2017 No. 3 s 52 (1) authorised person means— a police officer; or an appropriately qualified health service employee appointed as an authorised person by the person in charge of a public sector health service facility; or an ambulance officer; or a security officer. s 157A def authorised person amd 2017 No. 3 s 52 (2) – (4) emergency examination authority see section 157D (1) . examination period see section 157E (1) . health practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, or another person who provides health services, including, for example, a social worker. public sector health service facility see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 . security officer means a person employed or engaged by a public sector health service facility to provide security services, regardless of how the person’s employment or engagement is described. s 157A def security officer amd 2017 No. 3 s 52 (5) treatment or care place means a public sector health service facility or another place, other than a watch house, where a person may receive treatment and care appropriate to the person’s needs. the person’s home s 157A def treatment or care place amd 2017 No. 3 s 52 (6) s 157A ins 2016 No. 5 s 921 - (a) a police officer; or - (b) an appropriately qualified health service employee appointed as an authorised person by the person in charge of a public sector health service facility; or - (c) an ambulance officer; or - (d) a security officer.