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Serious Offenders Act 2018
194Reporting of use of force or application of authorised instrument of restraint
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194 Reporting of use of force or application of authorised instrument of restraint
(1) If an officer uses force or applies an authorised instrument of restraint under section 184, the officer must report that fact to the officer in charge of the residential facility as soon as practicable.
(2) The officer in charge of a residential facility must report to the Commissioner as soon as practicable any use of force or application of an authorised instrument of restraint reported to the officer in charge under this section.
(3) The Commissioner must report to the Secretary as soon as practicable any use of force or application of an authorised instrument of restraint reported to the Commissioner under this section.
(4) In this section, ***officer*** means a specified officer or a supervision officer, as the case requires.
Division 2—Management of offenders at residential treatment facilities