Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
126Restrictive intervention must not be used on certain persons other than in accordance with this Part
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126 Restrictive intervention must not be used on certain persons other than in accordance with this Part
(1) A restrictive intervention must not be used on a person who is receiving mental health and wellbeing services in a designated mental health service other than in accordance with this Division and Division 2.
(2) Chemical restraint must not be used on a person who is being transported in accordance with section 139 other than in accordance with this Division and Division 3.
Note 1
Restrictive intervention is defined in section 3(1) to mean seclusion, bodily restraint (physical restraint or mechanical restraint) or chemical restraint.
Note 2
The use of bodily restraint by an authorised person on a person taken into care and control under Part 5.2 or Part 5.3 is regulated under Part 5.6.