Mental Health Act 20266

Registered person

170. (1) Where the registered proprietor is a corporate body or unincorporated body, the registered proprietor shall nominate a person to be named on the registration of the mental health service in accordance with this section (in this Part known as the “registered person”) when registering the service in accordance with section 153 , 154 or 155 .

(2) Where a person named under subsection (1) is no longer the registered person, the registered proprietor may nominate another person to be the registered person and the Commission shall amend the register accordingly.

(3) A registered person named under subsection (1) or (2) shall be a suitably qualified person by reason of his or her qualifications, training, skills and experience to discharge the responsibilities of a registered proprietor.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing a registered person from being appointed as the registered person of more than one registered mental health service.