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Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
165Reasonable force may be used
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165 Reasonable force may be used A person may use reasonable force to restrain a person being treated under this Act: (a) to prevent the person harming himself or herself or another (b) to maintain the good order and security of an approved treatment facility or the approved treatment agency.