577Confinement direction

577 Confinement direction (1) A confinement direction issued by the director-general as a last resort in relation to a child or young person must state the following: (a) the nature of the confinement necessary and reasonable to needs; or (ii) treatment of the child or young person in accordance with a therapy plan; (b) the period of confinement; (c) whether the child or young person may temporarily leave an intensive therapy place while the confinement direction is in force. (2) The director-general must not— (a) direct the continuous confinement of a child or young person for a period longer than 14 days; or

(b) allow a child or young person to temporarily leave an intensive therapy place if the leave would create a risk of harm to the child or young person or anyone else. (3) The director-general may issue more than 1 confinement direction in accordance with an intensive therapy order while the order is in force. (4) If the director-general issues a confinement direction, the director-general must for each period of confinement— (a) record the fact of and reasons for the confinement; and (b) tell the public advocate in writing of the confinement; and Islander person—tell the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner in writing of the confinement; and (d) record the confinement in the intensive therapy register. confinement direction–see section 532, definition of intensive therapy order, paragraph (b).