Disability Services Act 2006
sec.193Requirement to keep and implement procedure
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sec.193 Requirement to keep and implement procedure
This section applies to a relevant service provider, other than a relevant service provider prescribed by regulation, that uses a restrictive practice in relation to an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability. The relevant service provider must keep and implement procedures that ensure an individual acting for the relevant service provider who uses the restrictive practice in relation to the adult— has sufficient knowledge of the requirements for lawful use of the restrictive practice; and has the skills and knowledge required to use the restrictive practice appropriately. In this section— keep and implement , for a procedure, means— prepare the procedure and keep it up to date; and implement and comply with the procedures; and keep a copy of the up-to-date procedure at premises where the restrictive practice is used. s 193 ins 2014 No. 5 s 32 amd 2019 No. 19 s 26 (sec.193-ssec.1) This section applies to a relevant service provider, other than a relevant service provider prescribed by regulation, that uses a restrictive practice in relation to an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability. (sec.193-ssec.2) The relevant service provider must keep and implement procedures that ensure an individual acting for the relevant service provider who uses the restrictive practice in relation to the adult— has sufficient knowledge of the requirements for lawful use of the restrictive practice; and has the skills and knowledge required to use the restrictive practice appropriately. (sec.193-ssec.3) In this section— keep and implement , for a procedure, means— prepare the procedure and keep it up to date; and implement and comply with the procedures; and keep a copy of the up-to-date procedure at premises where the restrictive practice is used.
- (a) has sufficient knowledge of the requirements for lawful use of the restrictive practice; and
- (b) has the skills and knowledge required to use the restrictive practice appropriately.
- (a) prepare the procedure and keep it up to date; and
- (b) implement and comply with the procedures; and
- (c) keep a copy of the up-to-date procedure at premises where the restrictive practice is used.