Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A supervision officer may use reasonable force to compel an offender residing at the facility (whether the offender is inside or outside the facility) to obey an instruction if he or she believes on reasonable grounds that the use of force is necessary—
(a) to prevent the offender or another person being killed or seriously injured; or
(b) to prevent serious damage to property.
(2) If a supervision officer uses force to compel the person to obey an instruction, he or she must report that fact to the officer in charge of the residential facility as soon as possible.
(3) The officer in charge of a residential facility must as soon as possible report to the Commissioner any use of force by a supervision officer to compel an offender to obey an instruction that has been reported to the officer in charge.