sec.270Requirements for use of physical restraint

sec.270 Requirements for use of physical restraint

An authorised doctor, or a health practitioner in charge of an inpatient unit or other unit within an authorised mental health service, may authorise the use of physical restraint on a patient for 1 or more of the following purposes if there is no other reasonably practicable way to achieve the purpose— to protect the patient or others from physical harm; to provide treatment and care to the patient; to prevent the patient from causing serious damage to property; for a patient detained in an authorised mental health service—to prevent the patient from leaving the service.

• (a) to protect the patient or others from physical harm;
• (b) to provide treatment and care to the patient;
• (c) to prevent the patient from causing serious damage to property;
• (d) for a patient detained in an authorised mental health service—to prevent the patient from leaving the service.