Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)

Chapter 5 : Community-Based Services

15. Management structure of community-based services

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(1)Management structures must be established for each community-based service.

 

(2)The Minister may prescribe guidelines for the—
(a)functioning and composition of management structures;
(b)election, appointment, qualification, terms of office and grounds for removal from office of members of the structure; and
(c)number of and procedure at meetings of a management structure.

 

(3)The management structure established in terms of subsection (1) must ensure that—
(a)it provides quality service;
(b)it creates opportunities for training of staff;
(c)it applies sound financial management principles;
(d)there is proper and effective management of services; and
(e)appropriate complaints mechanisms and procedures are in place.