(1)
The Director-General must establish the SCENZ Group by appointing to it the number of members that the Director-General considers appropriate.
(2)
The Director-General must appoint members who the Director-General considers have, collectively, knowledge and understanding of matters relevant to the functions of the SCENZ Group.
(3)
The functions of the SCENZ Group are—
to make and maintain a list of medical practitioners who are willing to act for the purposes of this Act as—
replacement medical practitioners:
independent medical practitioners:
to provide a name and contact details from the list maintained under paragraph (a), when this Act requires the use of a replacement medical practitioner or independent medical practitioner, in a way that ensures that the attending medical practitioner does not choose the replacement medical practitioner or independent medical practitioner:
to make and maintain a list of health practitioners who are willing to act for the purposes of this Act as psychiatrists:
to provide a name and contact details from the list maintained under paragraph (c), when this Act requires the use of a psychiatrist, in a way that ensures that neither the attending medical practitioner nor the independent medical practitioner chooses the psychiatrist:
to make and maintain a list of pharmacists who are willing to dispense medication for the purposes of section 20:
to provide a name and contact details from the list maintained under paragraph (e) when section 20 is to be applied:
in relation to the administration of medication under section 20,—
to prepare standards of care; and
to advise on the required medical and legal procedures; and
to provide practical assistance if assistance is requested.
(4)
The Ministry must service the SCENZ Group.
(5)
Standards under subsection (3)(g)(i) are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
Section 25(5): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).