Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
139Use of chemical restraint during transport
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139 Use of chemical restraint during transport
(1) A registered medical practitioner may use chemical restraint on a person for the purposes of transporting the person to or from a designated mental health service or any other place as provided under Parts 5.2 and 5.3 only if the registered medical practitioner is satisfied it is necessary to achieve a purpose specified in section 127.
(2) A registered medical practitioner may direct a person specified in subsection (3) to use chemical restraint on a person for the purposes of transporting the person to or from a designated mental health service or any other place as provided under Parts 5.2 and 5.3 only if the registered medical practitioner is satisfied it is necessary to achieve a purpose specified in section 127.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the following persons are specified—
(a) a registered nurse;
(b) a registered paramedic employed by an ambulance service as defined in section 3(1) of the Ambulance Services Act 1986;
(c) a member of a prescribed class of person.
(4) Subsection (2) does not limit the power of the following persons to administer sedation within the ordinary scope of that person's practice—
(a) a registered nurse;
(b) a registered paramedic employed by an ambulance service as defined in section 3(1) of the Ambulance Services Act 1986;
(c) a member of a prescribed class of person.
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