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DISABILITY ACT 2006 (NO 23 OF 2006) - SECT 148

Reports

    (1)     The Senior Practitioner must—

        (a)     monitor whether the use of the restraint or seclusion is in accordance with this Part; and

        (b)     subject to any guidelines issued under sub-section (3), advise the Authorised Program Officer authorising the restraint or seclusion as to the intervals, not exceeding 12 months, within which the Authorised Program Officer is to provide a report on the implementation of a person's behaviour management plan in accordance with sub-section (2) to the Senior Practitioner.

    (2)     A report required under sub-section (1) must—

        (a)     be provided within 7 days after the end of the interval advised under sub-section (1);

        (b)     contain the information required in a report under section 147;

        (c)     include a record of all instances in which restraint or seclusion has been applied during the period for which the report is prepared;

        (d)     specify any details required by the Senior Practitioner in respect of each instance included under paragraph (b);

        (e)     have attached a copy of the person's current behaviour management plan if the use of restraint or seclusion is being continued.

    (3)     For the purposes of this section, the Senior Practitioner may make and issue guidelines relating to the preparation of reports including enabling the preparation of a consolidated report by an Authorised Program Officer where more than one approved disability service providers are providing disability services to a person with a disability involving the use of restraint or seclusion.



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