sec.116Offences relating to ill-treatment

sec.116 Offences relating to ill-treatment

This section applies to a person who has— a responsibility for the detention, care and support and protection of a forensic disability client in the forensic disability service; or the care or custody of a forensic disability client detained in the forensic disability service; or the care or custody of a forensic disability client while the client is undertaking community treatment. The person must not ill-treat the forensic disability client. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. In this section— ill-treat includes wilfully abuse, neglect or exploit. s 116 amd 2016 No. 5 s 897 (sec.116-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who has— a responsibility for the detention, care and support and protection of a forensic disability client in the forensic disability service; or the care or custody of a forensic disability client detained in the forensic disability service; or the care or custody of a forensic disability client while the client is undertaking community treatment. (sec.116-ssec.2) The person must not ill-treat the forensic disability client. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.116-ssec.3) In this section— ill-treat includes wilfully abuse, neglect or exploit.

• (a) a responsibility for the detention, care and support and protection of a forensic disability client in the forensic disability service; or
• (b) the care or custody of a forensic disability client detained in the forensic disability service; or
• (c) the care or custody of a forensic disability client while the client is undertaking community treatment.