Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1996 - SECT 18

18 .         Authorised medical practitioners, designation of

        (1)         The Chief Psychiatrist may, by order published in the Gazette  —

            (a)         designate any medical practitioner as an authorised medical practitioner for the purposes of section 77; and

            (b)         revoke a person’s designation as an authorised medical practitioner.

        (2)         The Chief Psychiatrist is not to designate a medical practitioner under subsection (1) unless he or she is satisfied that the practitioner has the skills and experience necessary for the effective performance of the functions of an authorised medical practitioner under section 77.