Disability Services Act 2006
sec.139Purpose of part
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sec.139 Purpose of part
The purpose of this part is to protect the rights of adults with an intellectual or cognitive disability by— stating principles to be taken into account by relevant service providers in providing disability services or NDIS supports or services to those adults with behaviour that causes harm to themselves or others; and regulating the use of restrictive practices by relevant service providers in relation to those adults in a way that— has regard to the human rights of those adults; and safeguards them and others from harm; and maximises the opportunity for positive outcomes and aims to reduce or eliminate the need for use of the restrictive practices; and ensures transparency and accountability in the use of the restrictive practices. s 139 prev s 139 om 2014 No. 12 s 59 pres s 139 ins 2008 No. 23 s 7 sub 2014 No. 5 s 5 amd 2019 No. 19 s 18 ; 2020 No. 39 s 12
- (a) stating principles to be taken into account by relevant service providers in providing disability services or NDIS supports or services to those adults with behaviour that causes harm to themselves or others; and
- (b) regulating the use of restrictive practices by relevant service providers in relation to those adults in a way that— (i) has regard to the human rights of those adults; and (ii) safeguards them and others from harm; and (iii) maximises the opportunity for positive outcomes and aims to reduce or eliminate the need for use of the restrictive practices; and (iv) ensures transparency and accountability in the use of the restrictive practices.
- (i) has regard to the human rights of those adults; and
- (ii) safeguards them and others from harm; and
- (iii) maximises the opportunity for positive outcomes and aims to reduce or eliminate the need for use of the restrictive practices; and
- (iv) ensures transparency and accountability in the use of the restrictive practices.
- (i) has regard to the human rights of those adults; and
- (ii) safeguards them and others from harm; and
- (iii) maximises the opportunity for positive outcomes and aims to reduce or eliminate the need for use of the restrictive practices; and
- (iv) ensures transparency and accountability in the use of the restrictive practices.