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Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction - Administration and public assistance - Office holders

90: District inspectors

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"People chosen by the Minister to supervise and ensure correct treatment of people with substance addiction issues in certain areas are called district inspectors."

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The Minister chooses lawyers to be district inspectors for certain areas. You can think of a district inspector as a kind of supervisor who makes sure things are done correctly. The Minister decides how many lawyers are needed for this job and where they will work.

The Minister must make sure the lawyers chosen are not already working at a treatment centre in the area they are appointed to. This is to avoid any conflicts of interest. The Minister also decides how much district inspectors get paid, and this can be changed if needed.

A district inspector's job lasts for three years, but they can be reappointed if the Minister thinks it's a good idea. If a district inspector is not doing their job properly, they can be suspended or removed from their position by the Minister. The Minister can also appoint someone for a shorter time if a district inspector leaves their job suddenly and a replacement is needed quickly.

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Administration and public assistance: Office holders

90District inspectors

  1. For the purposes of this Act, the Minister must appoint as many lawyers as the Minister thinks fit to be district inspectors in respect of the locations that the Minister specifies in the instrument of appointment.

  2. No lawyer appointed under this section may be an officer, a member, or an employee of a treatment centre within any of the locations to which the person is appointed.

  3. The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance,—

  4. fix the remuneration of district inspectors, either generally or in any particular case; and
    1. vary the amount or nature of such remuneration.

      1. A person appointed under this section as a district inspector holds office for a term of 3 years.

      2. A person appointed under this section—

      3. is eligible for reappointment:
        1. may at any time be suspended or removed from office by the Minister for any of the following grounds proved to the satisfaction of the Minister:
          1. failure to perform adequately the duties of the office:
            1. neglect of duty:
              1. misconduct:
                1. inability to perform the duties of the office.

                2. Despite subsection (4), the Minister may appoint a district inspector for a term that is shorter than 3 years to fill a short-term vacancy in the office of district inspector in any location.