149CInternal management protocols

149C Internal management protocols

For the purposes of section 55E of the Act, the content of the internal management protocols must include operational procedures with regard to the following—

(a) responding to clients who are at risk of causing harm to themselves or others;

(b) ensuring minimum staffing levels are maintained at the licensed medically supervised injecting centre;

(c) ensuring minimum security levels are maintained at the licensed medically supervised injecting centre;

(d) excluding the employment of potential and existing staff members deemed unsuitable for employment at the licensed medically supervised injecting centre on the basis of their criminal history;

(e) setting eligibility criteria for accessing any part of the licensed medically supervised injecting centre that is used for the purpose of administration of any injecting centre drug;

(f) preventing access to the licensed medically supervised injecting centre by clients known to be on parole, on bail or subject to any other order of a court or tribunal that prohibits the use of injecting drugs;

(g) preventing and responding to any potential or suspected trafficking in a drug of dependence in the licensed medically supervised injecting centre.

Ch. 3B (Heading and regs 149D–149N) inserted by S.R. No. 126/2024 reg. 15.