72PSeclusion in secure welfare service

72P Seclusion in secure welfare service (1) The Secretary may authorise the seclusion of a child resident of a secure welfare service. (2) Seclusion may only be authorised under subsection (1) if— (a) all other reasonable steps have been taken to prevent the child resident from harming himself or herself or any other person or from damaging property; and (b) the child's behaviour presents an immediate threat to his or her safety or the safety of any other person or to property. (3) The period of seclusion must be approved by the Secretary. (4) If necessary, reasonable force may be used to place a child resident in seclusion under this section. (5) A child resident placed in seclusion must be closely supervised and observed at intervals of not longer than 15 minutes. (6) The Secretary must make sure that the prescribed particulars of every use of seclusion under subsection (1) are recorded in a register established for this purpose. Pt 3.4 (Headings and ss 73–132) amended by Nos 48/2006 ss 10, 11, 80/2006 s. 26(Sch. item 12.1), 56/2007 s. 21, 46/2009 s. 8, 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 2 item 10), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 18.3), 61/2014 s. 136, 67/2014 s. 147(Sch. 2 item 8.1), 63/2016 s. 15, 4/2017 ss 13, 14, 31/2018 ss 70, 71, 34/2020 ss 180, 181, repealed by No. 37/2021 s. 352. Part 3.5—Child care agreements Division 1—Introduction 133 Object The object of this Part is to regulate arrangements for voluntary child care agreements to place children in out of home care.