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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Administration - Co-ordinators, care managers, and district inspectors

140: Compulsory care co-ordinators

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"People to help with compulsory care are chosen by the Director-General of Health."

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The Director-General of Health must appoint compulsory care co-ordinators. You need to know they decide how many co-ordinators are needed. They also decide the areas where each co-ordinator works. The Director-General determines the terms and conditions for each co-ordinator's job, including the areas they are responsible for. The Director-General can appoint new co-ordinators and replace old ones. When they appoint a new co-ordinator, they must publish a notice in the Gazette. This notice tells you who the new co-ordinator is and where they will work. A compulsory care co-ordinator can be suspended or removed from their job at any time. This happens if the Director-General thinks they are not doing their job properly, or if they do something wrong, go bankrupt, or become unable to do their job. You can find more information about this by looking at the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003 and similar laws, such as s 92.

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Part 11Administration
Co-ordinators, care managers, and district inspectors

140Compulsory care co-ordinators

  1. The Director-General of Health must—

  2. appoint as many compulsory care co-ordinators as the Director-General considers necessary; and
    1. determine the geographical areas for which compulsory care co-ordinators are responsible; and
      1. determine the terms and conditions on which each compulsory care co-ordinator is appointed, including every operational area for which each compulsory care co-ordinator is responsible.

        1. The Director-General—

        2. may appoint compulsory care co-ordinators; and
          1. may appoint compulsory care co-ordinators to replace previously appointed compulsory care co-ordinators; and
            1. must publish a notice in the Gazette notifying each appointment and the geographical and operational areas for which the appointee is responsible.

              1. A person appointed under this section may at any time be suspended or removed from office by the Director-General for neglect of duty, misconduct, bankruptcy, or disability affecting his or her duties proved to the satisfaction of the Director-General.

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