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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Establishment and operation of prisons - Prisoners at risk of self-harm

61G: Health centre manager must consult registered health professional if advice outside scope of practice

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"Health centre managers must ask an expert for advice if it's outside their knowledge."

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If you are a health centre manager, you must not give advice about certain matters related to prisoners at risk of self-harm under section 61C, 61CA, or 61F if it is outside your area of expertise. You need to consult a registered health professional who is qualified to give advice on that matter. This means you should talk to someone who knows about the issue before giving any advice.

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Part 2Corrections system
Establishment and operation of prisons: Prisoners at risk of self-harm

61GHealth centre manager must consult registered health professional if advice outside scope of practice

  1. A health centre manager must not give advice under section 61C, 61CA, or 61F in relation to a matter that is outside his or her scope of practice, unless the health centre manager has first consulted a registered health professional whose scope of practice includes the matter in question.

Notes
  • Section 61G: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 57).
  • Section 61G: amended, on , by section 18 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).