Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 301

301 Functions and powers

(1) The chief psychiatrist has the following functions—

(a) to the extent practicable, ensuring the protection of the rights of patients under this Act while balancing their rights with the rights of others;

(b) to the extent practicable, ensuring the involuntary examination, assessment, treatment, care and detention of persons under this Act complies with this Act;

(c) facilitating the proper and efficient administration of this Act;

(d) monitoring and auditing compliance with this Act;

(e) promoting community awareness and understanding of this Act;

(f) advising and reporting to the Minister on any matter relating to the administration of this Act—

(i) on the chief psychiatrist’s own initiative; or

(ii) on the written request of the Minister;

(g) preparing and giving to the Minister a report on the competencies the chief psychiatrist considers necessary for a health practitioner to perform a function or exercise a power of an authorised doctor.

(2) Also, the chief psychiatrist has the functions and powers given to the chief psychiatrist under this or another Act.

(3) Also, the chief psychiatrist may do all things necessary or convenient to be done to perform the chief psychiatrist’s functions.