96Records, &c.

96 Records, &c.

(1)  This section applies if –

(a) force is applied to a forensic patient otherwise than under any other law; or

(b) a forensic patient is placed in seclusion or under restraint otherwise than under any other law.

(2)  The controlling authority is to –

(a) make an appropriate record of the matter; and

(ab) [Section 96 Subsection (2) amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014] [Section 96 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 107, Applied:25 Sep 2023] give a copy of the record to the patient, together with a statement of rights in an approved form; and

(b) [Section 96 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 107, Applied:25 Sep 2023] give a copy of the record to the Chief Psychiatrist and the Tribunal; and

(c) place a copy of the record on the patient's clinical record.

(3)  [Section 96 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 107, Applied:25 Sep 2023] The Chief Psychiatrist or Tribunal, by notice, may require the controlling authority to provide further information about the matter within a required time and the controlling authority is to comply with that requirement.