sec.70Observation of client while restrained or secluded

sec.70 Observation of client while restrained or secluded

A senior practitioner or authorised practitioner must ensure a forensic disability client on whom restraint is used under division 2 is observed as required under the director’s authorisation for the restraint. A senior practitioner or authorised practitioner must ensure a forensic disability client is continuously observed while secluded under division 3 . However, subsection (2) does not apply if the seclusion is authorised by a senior practitioner’s authorisation the order for which states— it is not necessary to continuously observe the client while secluded; and the intervals (not longer than 15 minutes) at which the client must be observed while secluded. (sec.70-ssec.1) A senior practitioner or authorised practitioner must ensure a forensic disability client on whom restraint is used under division 2 is observed as required under the director’s authorisation for the restraint. (sec.70-ssec.2) A senior practitioner or authorised practitioner must ensure a forensic disability client is continuously observed while secluded under division 3 . (sec.70-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if the seclusion is authorised by a senior practitioner’s authorisation the order for which states— it is not necessary to continuously observe the client while secluded; and the intervals (not longer than 15 minutes) at which the client must be observed while secluded.

• (a) it is not necessary to continuously observe the client while secluded; and
• (b) the intervals (not longer than 15 minutes) at which the client must be observed while secluded.