141Powers of Public Advocate

141 Powers of Public Advocate (1) On receiving a notification under section 140(5), the Public Advocate may do one or more of the following— (a) refer the matter to the Senior Practitioner; (b) within 28 days after receiving the notification, initiate an application to VCAT to review the decision by the Authorised Program Officer to authorise the use of a regulated restrictive practice and, as the case requires, the decision by the Senior Practitioner to approve the use; (c) disclose information about the use or proposed use of a regulated restrictive practice— S. 141(1)(c)(i) amended by No. 37/2021 s. 367B (as amended by No. 9/2023 s. 250). (i) in the case of a disability service provider, to the Social Services Regulator; or (ii) in the case of a registered NDIS provider, to the NDIA or the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. (2) This section is in addition to the powers of the Public Advocate under the **Guardianship and Administration Act 2019**. New s. 142 inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 47.