sec.156Chief executive to decide whether multidisciplinary assessment of adult will be conducted

sec.156 Chief executive to decide whether multidisciplinary assessment of adult will be conducted

The chief executive must decide whether a multidisciplinary assessment of the adult will be conducted. The chief executive may decide a multidisciplinary assessment of the adult will be conducted if the chief executive considers it may be necessary for the relevant service provider to contain or seclude the adult to safeguard the adult or others from harm. In deciding whether a multidisciplinary assessment of the adult will be conducted, the chief executive must consult with, and consider the views of, the following entities— the adult; if the adult has a guardian or informal decision-maker—the guardian or informal decision-maker; each relevant service provider providing disability services or NDIS supports or services to the adult; if the chief executive is aware the adult is subject to a forensic order, treatment support order or treatment authority under the Mental Health Act 2016 —the authorised psychiatrist responsible for treating the adult under that Act; if the chief executive is aware the adult is a forensic disability client—a senior practitioner responsible for the care and support of the adult under the Forensic Disability Act 2011 ; any other person considered by the chief executive to be integral to the chief executive’s decision. a family member who is part of the adult’s support network, a key health care provider or an advocate for the adult Despite subsection (3) (b) , the chief executive is not required to consult with a person who is an informal decision-maker for the adult if— the chief executive is not, and could not reasonably be expected to be, aware the person is an informal decision-maker for the adult; or after taking all reasonable steps, the chief executive can not locate the person. s 156 prev s 156 om 2014 No. 12 s 59 pres s 156 ins 2008 No. 23 s 7 amd 2011 No. 13 s 181; 2016 No. 5 s 923 sch 4 ; 2019 No. 19 s 81 sch 1 ; 2020 No. 39 s 70 sch 1 (sec.156-ssec.1) The chief executive must decide whether a multidisciplinary assessment of the adult will be conducted. (sec.156-ssec.2) The chief executive may decide a multidisciplinary assessment of the adult will be conducted if the chief executive considers it may be necessary for the relevant service provider to contain or seclude the adult to safeguard the adult or others from harm. (sec.156-ssec.3) In deciding whether a multidisciplinary assessment of the adult will be conducted, the chief executive must consult with, and consider the views of, the following entities— the adult; if the adult has a guardian or informal decision-maker—the guardian or informal decision-maker; each relevant service provider providing disability services or NDIS supports or services to the adult; if the chief executive is aware the adult is subject to a forensic order, treatment support order or treatment authority under the Mental Health Act 2016 —the authorised psychiatrist responsible for treating the adult under that Act; if the chief executive is aware the adult is a forensic disability client—a senior practitioner responsible for the care and support of the adult under the Forensic Disability Act 2011 ; any other person considered by the chief executive to be integral to the chief executive’s decision. a family member who is part of the adult’s support network, a key health care provider or an advocate for the adult (sec.156-ssec.4) Despite subsection (3) (b) , the chief executive is not required to consult with a person who is an informal decision-maker for the adult if— the chief executive is not, and could not reasonably be expected to be, aware the person is an informal decision-maker for the adult; or after taking all reasonable steps, the chief executive can not locate the person.