sec.142Principles for providing disability services or NDIS supports or services to particular adults

sec.142 Principles for providing disability services or NDIS supports or services to particular adults

This section applies to an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability if the adult’s behaviour causes harm to the adult or others. A relevant service provider must provide disability services or NDIS supports or services to the adult in a way that— promotes the adult’s— development and physical, mental, social and vocational ability; and opportunities for participation and inclusion in the community; and responds to the adult’s needs and goals; and ensures the adult and their family and friends are given an opportunity to participate in the development of strategies for the care and support of the adult; and involves— positive behaviour support planning informed by evidence-based best practice; and the implementation of strategies, to produce behavioural change, focussed on skills development and environmental design; and ensures transparency and accountability in the use of restrictive practices; and recognises that restrictive practices should only be used— when necessary to prevent harm to the adult or others; and if the use is the least restrictive way of ensuring the safety of the adult or others; and recognises that restrictive practices should not be used punitively or in response to behaviour that does not cause harm to the adult or others; and aims to reduce the intensity, frequency and duration of the adult’s behaviour that causes harm to the adult or others; and aims to reduce or eliminate the need to use restrictive practices; and if there is a positive behaviour support plan for the adult—ensures restrictive practices are only used consistent with the plan. Harm to a person includes physical harm to the person and a serious risk of physical harm to the person. See section 144 , definition harm . s 142 prev s 142 om 2014 No. 12 s 59 pres s 142 ins 2014 No. 5 s 7 amd 2020 No. 39 s 70 sch 1 (sec.142-ssec.1) This section applies to an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability if the adult’s behaviour causes harm to the adult or others. (sec.142-ssec.2) A relevant service provider must provide disability services or NDIS supports or services to the adult in a way that— promotes the adult’s— development and physical, mental, social and vocational ability; and opportunities for participation and inclusion in the community; and responds to the adult’s needs and goals; and ensures the adult and their family and friends are given an opportunity to participate in the development of strategies for the care and support of the adult; and involves— positive behaviour support planning informed by evidence-based best practice; and the implementation of strategies, to produce behavioural change, focussed on skills development and environmental design; and ensures transparency and accountability in the use of restrictive practices; and recognises that restrictive practices should only be used— when necessary to prevent harm to the adult or others; and if the use is the least restrictive way of ensuring the safety of the adult or others; and recognises that restrictive practices should not be used punitively or in response to behaviour that does not cause harm to the adult or others; and aims to reduce the intensity, frequency and duration of the adult’s behaviour that causes harm to the adult or others; and aims to reduce or eliminate the need to use restrictive practices; and if there is a positive behaviour support plan for the adult—ensures restrictive practices are only used consistent with the plan. Harm to a person includes physical harm to the person and a serious risk of physical harm to the person. See section 144 , definition harm .