Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)Chapter 6 : In-Patient and Out-Patient Services24. Staff of public treatment centre and public halfway house |
| (1) | The Director-General may, subject to the laws governing the public service, appoint— |
| (a) | a suitably qualified person, as prescribed, as a manager of a public treatment centre or halfway house; and |
| (b) | such staff as may be required for the proper management and control of a public treatment centre and public halfway house. |
| (2) | The powers and duties of staff appointed in terms of subsection (1) must be prescribed. |
| (3) |
| (a) | In the event that the manager is not a social worker, medical practitioner, psychiatrist, psychologist or nurse he or she must be assisted by a social worker, medical practitioner, psychiatrist, psychologist or a nurse. |
| (b) | The manager must also be assisted in the— |
| (i) | determination of treatment, rehabilitation and skills development in respect of service users or persons affected by substance abuse; and |
| (ii) | treatment, skills development and rehabilitation of service users or persons affected by substance abuse. |
| (c) | A social worker, medical practitioner, psychiatrist, psychologist or nurse contemplated in paragraph (a) may be attached to the public treatment centre or public halfway house in question or may be assigned to such treatment centre or halfway house by the Director-General. |
