Forensic Disability Act 2011
sec.63Obligations of senior practitioner and authorised practitioner
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sec.63 Obligations of senior practitioner and authorised practitioner
A senior practitioner must have regard to a forensic disability client’s individual development plan in placing the client in seclusion, or authorising the seclusion, under this division. An authorised practitioner must have regard to a forensic disability client’s individual development plan in placing the client in seclusion under this division. An authorised practitioner who places a forensic disability client in seclusion under a senior practitioner’s authorisation must place the client in seclusion as authorised. A senior practitioner who places a client in seclusion, or an authorised practitioner who places a client in seclusion under a senior practitioner’s authorisation, must record the following details in the client’s file— the time the client was placed in seclusion; the name of the senior practitioner or authorised practitioner who placed the client in seclusion; the time the client was released from seclusion. (sec.63-ssec.1) A senior practitioner must have regard to a forensic disability client’s individual development plan in placing the client in seclusion, or authorising the seclusion, under this division. (sec.63-ssec.2) An authorised practitioner must have regard to a forensic disability client’s individual development plan in placing the client in seclusion under this division. (sec.63-ssec.3) An authorised practitioner who places a forensic disability client in seclusion under a senior practitioner’s authorisation must place the client in seclusion as authorised. (sec.63-ssec.4) A senior practitioner who places a client in seclusion, or an authorised practitioner who places a client in seclusion under a senior practitioner’s authorisation, must record the following details in the client’s file— the time the client was placed in seclusion; the name of the senior practitioner or authorised practitioner who placed the client in seclusion; the time the client was released from seclusion.
- (a) the time the client was placed in seclusion;
- (b) the name of the senior practitioner or authorised practitioner who placed the client in seclusion;
- (c) the time the client was released from seclusion.