Disability Services Act 2006
sec.168Using chemical restraint (fixed dose) for respite services
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sec.168 Using chemical restraint (fixed dose) for respite services
A relevant service provider may use chemical restraint (fixed dose) on an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability in the course of providing respite services to the adult if use of the chemical restraint complies with the consent of a relevant decision-maker (respite) for the adult. This section does not apply if the adult is the subject of a containment or seclusion approval. s 168 prev s 168 amd 2011 No. 32 s 332 s ch 1 pt 2 (amd 2012 No. 9 s 47 ); 2014 No. 26 s 220 om 2014 No. 12 s 59 pres s 168 ins 2008 No. 23 s 7 amd 2014 No. 5 s 21 (sec.168-ssec.1) A relevant service provider may use chemical restraint (fixed dose) on an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability in the course of providing respite services to the adult if use of the chemical restraint complies with the consent of a relevant decision-maker (respite) for the adult. (sec.168-ssec.2) This section does not apply if the adult is the subject of a containment or seclusion approval.