1Disability Services Act 1993

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 1993 As in force at 20 November 2020 Table of provisions Part 1 Preliminary matters 1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1 2 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1 2A Principles for treatment and care ..................................................... 5 2B Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 5 Part 2 Funding 3 Persons eligible for funding ............................................................. 5 4 Terms and conditions ...................................................................... 6 Part 3 Treatment and care of people with a disability Division 1 Basic concepts 5 Meaning of criteria for involuntary treatment and care..................... 6 6 Meaning of treatment plan ............................................................... 7 7 Meaning of primary carer ................................................................. 7 Division 2 Application process and related provisions for treatment orders 8 Application for order ........................................................................ 8 9 Notice of application ........................................................................ 8 10 Parties to proceedings ..................................................................... 9 11 Hearing in absence of person .......................................................... 9 12 Deciding application ........................................................................ 9 13 Interim treatment order .................................................................. 10 14 Effect of order ................................................................................ 10 15 Conditions of order ........................................................................ 11 16 Duration of order............................................................................ 11 17 Local Court may initiate review of order ........................................ 12 18 Resident to be released when order ceases.................................. 12 Division 3 Variation, revocation and renewal of treatment orders 19 Application for variation or revocation............................................ 13 20 Application for renewal .................................................................. 13

Disability Services Act 1993 ii Division 4 Appeals 21 Appeal to Supreme Court .............................................................. 13 22 Stay of decision ............................................................................. 14 23 Hearing appeal .............................................................................. 14 24 Right of appearance and representation ....................................... 14 25 Power of Supreme Court ............................................................... 15 Division 5 Miscellaneous matters 26 Searching resident of secure care facility ...................................... 15 27 Seizure of things found to prevent harm ........................................ 16 28 Records and reports ...................................................................... 16 29 Approval of absence ...................................................................... 17 30 Person absent without approval .................................................... 17 31 Apprehension of missing resident.................................................. 18 32 Transfer of resident to another secure care facility ........................ 19 Part 4 Behaviour support plans and restrictive interventions Division 1 Basic concepts 33 Definitions ...................................................................................... 19 34 Meaning of chemical restraint ........................................................ 20 35 Meaning of restricting access ........................................................ 20 Division 2 Behaviour support plans 36 Preparation of behaviour support plan ........................................... 20 37 Use of restrictive intervention included in behaviour support plan ................................................................................................ 21 38 Behaviour support plan required for residents ............................... 22 39 Review of behaviour support plan – CEO ...................................... 22 40 Review of behaviour support plan – review panel ......................... 23 Division 3 Use of restrictive interventions 41 Offence to use restrictive intervention ........................................... 23 42 Emergency use of restraint or seclusion ........................................ 24 Division 4 Records and reports 43 Record to be kept of use of restrictive intervention ........................ 25 44 Manager of residential facility to keep records of use of restrictive intervention .................................................................... 25