Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Regulations 2009

i Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Regulations 2009 S.R. No. 69/2009 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Prescribed class of persons 1 ═══════════════ -- 1 of 3 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2009 S.R. No. 69/2009 Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Regulations 2009 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 23 June 2009 Responsible Minister: ROB HULLS Attorney-General DANIELLE KIDD Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe a class of persons for the purposes of section 30 of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 80 of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997. 3 Prescribed class of persons For the purposes of the definition of appropriate person in section 30(6) of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997, the prescribed class is those persons who— -- 2 of 3 -- S.R. No. 69/2009 Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Regulations 2009 2 (a) are employed by a public sector mental health service (within the meaning of section 120A of the Mental Health Act 1986) that is an approved mental health service or a community mental health service to provide care and treatment to persons with a mental disorder (within the meaning of section 3(1) of that Act); and (b) are— (i) registered medical practitioners; or (ii) nurses whose names are included in Division 1 or 3 of the register of nurses kept under the Health Professions Registration Act 2005; or (iii) registered psychologists; or (iv) social workers; or (v) occupational therapists. ═══════════════ r. 3 -- 3 of 3 --