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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

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

146: Designation of specialist assessors and medical consultants

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"The Director-General of Health chooses health experts to help make important decisions."

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The Director-General of Health can choose people to be specialist assessors or medical consultants. You might be chosen if you are a health or disability professional with the right skills and experience. The Director-General of Health can also choose one or more medical practitioners to be medical consultants for the purposes of section 62(3).

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

146Designation of specialist assessors and medical consultants

  1. The Director-General of Health may, by notice in writing, designate on any terms and conditions specified in the notice—

  2. health or disability professionals who are suitably qualified and experienced as specialist assessors for the purposes of this Act; and
    1. 1 or more medical practitioners as medical consultants for the purposes of section 62(3).