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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

 

(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.