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152AInformation to be provided to resident
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152A Information to be provided to resident
(1) The Secretary or forensic disability service provider (as the case requires), at the time a person is being admitted to the residential treatment facility, must provide the person with relevant written information about the services to be provided to the person.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), relevant information includes—
(a) the disability services being provided to the person and any associated costs; and
(b) the conditions of an order specified in section 152(2) or a direction requiring the person to reside at the residential treatment facility; and
(c) any security conditions imposed under section 159(1) that will apply at the residential treatment facility; and
(d) the procedures for making a complaint to the disability service provider and to the Disability Services Commissioner; and
(e) the rights, entitlements and obligations of the person under this Act; and
(f) the person's right to see a community visitor; and
(g) that the person may seek the support of an advocate to address concerns with any order or direction requiring the person to reside at the residential treatment facility, and may request the assistance of the Secretary or the forensic disability service provider (as the case requires) to contact the advocate; and
(h) the person's treatment plan; and
(i) the person's right to a review of the person's treatment plan, including the annual review of the treatment plan by VCAT; and
(j) information about applications for leave under this Act or any other Act; and
(k) that the person may be apprehended under section 160 if the person is absent from the facility without leave of absence or special leave of absence; and
(l) any information which the Secretary or the Senior Practitioner requires to be provided; and
(m) any other relevant information.
(3) The Secretary or forensic disability service provider (as the case requires) must provide the person with details of any material update to the relevant written information described in subsection (2)(c) and (h).
(4) The Secretary or forensic service provider (as the case requires) must explain any information or details provided to the person under this section in accordance with section 7.
S. 152B inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 113.