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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

91: Authorised officers

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"Who are authorised officers to help people with substance addictions?"

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The Area Director chooses health professionals to be authorised officers in their area. You need to be a health professional to be chosen, and the Area Director must think you have had the right training and are good at dealing with people who have severe substance addictions. The Area Director will give you a special document to prove you are an authorised officer under this Act.

As an authorised officer, you have to do your job under the guidance of the Area Director. The Area Director is in charge of making sure there are enough authorised officers in their area. You will get a document that says who you are and that you are an authorised officer under this Act.

You have to carry your special document with you, it identifies you as an authorised officer. The document is proof that you are allowed to do your job as an authorised officer. The Area Director is responsible for making sure you are doing your job correctly.

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Administration and public assistance: Office holders

91Authorised officers

  1. For the purposes of this Act, every Area Director must designate sufficient health professionals as authorised officers within the area of that Area Director.

  2. The Area Director may designate a health professional under this section only if satisfied that the health professional has undergone appropriate training and has appropriate competence in dealing with persons who have severe substance addictions.

  3. Every authorised officer must be issued with a document that identifies the holder and states that the holder is an authorised officer under this Act.

  4. An authorised officer must carry out his or her duties under the general direction of the Area Director.