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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Reviews of condition and status of care recipients - Condition of every care recipient to be reviewed

78: Reviews undertaken by specialist assessors

You could also call this:

"A specialist checks how you're doing to see if you need more help or support."

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When you are reviewed under section 77, a specialist assessor will do the review. The co-ordinator chooses the specialist assessor for this job. You will be reviewed by one or more specialist assessors.

If the co-ordinator chooses more than one specialist assessor, they will pick one to be in charge of the review. This person will lead the review under section 77. They will make sure everything runs smoothly.

The specialist assessor will examine you and talk to other professionals who help care for you. They will consider the views of these professionals when they assess your condition under section 77. This helps them understand your situation better.

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Part 6Reviews of condition and status of care recipients
Condition of every care recipient to be reviewed

78Reviews undertaken by specialist assessors

  1. A review of a care recipient under section 77 must be conducted by 1 or more specialist assessors designated by the co-ordinator for the purpose.

  2. When the co-ordinator designates 2 or more specialist assessors for the purpose of a review under section 77, the co-ordinator must nominate one of those assessors as the assessor who is principally responsible for the conduct of the review.

  3. In reviewing a care recipient under section 77, the specialist assessor or specialist assessors must—

  4. examine the care recipient; and
    1. consult with other health or disability professionals involved in the care of the care recipient, and take their views into account when assessing the results of the review of the care recipient's condition.