DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 156
Chief executive to decide whether multidisciplinary assessment of adult will be conducted
DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 156
Chief executive to decide whether multidisciplinary assessment of adult will be conducted
156 Chief executive to decide whether multidisciplinary assessment of adult
will be conducted
(1) The chief executive must decide whether a multidisciplinary assessment of
the adult will be conducted.
(2) The chief executive may decide a
multidisciplinary assessment of the adult will be conducted if the chief
executive considers it may be necessary for the relevant service provider to
contain or seclude the adult to safeguard the adult or others from harm.
(3)
In deciding whether a multidisciplinary assessment of the adult will be
conducted, the chief executive must consult with, and consider the views of,
the following entities—
(a) the adult;
(b) if the adult has a guardian or
informal decision-maker—the guardian or informal decision-maker;
(d) if the chief executive is aware
the adult is subject to a forensic order, treatment support order or treatment
authority under the Mental Health Act 2016—the authorised psychiatrist
responsible for treating the adult under that Act;
(e) if the chief executive
is aware the adult is a forensic disability client—a senior practitioner
responsible for the care and support of the adult under the
Forensic Disability Act 2011;
(f) any other person considered by the chief
executive to be integral to the chief executive’s decision.
Example—
a
family member who is part of the adult’s support network, a key health care
provider or an advocate for the adult
(4) Despite subsection (3) (b) , the
chief executive is not required to consult with a person who is an informal
decision-maker for the adult if—
(a) the chief executive is not, and could
not reasonably be expected to be, aware the person is an informal
decision-maker for the adult; or
(b) after taking all reasonable steps, the
chief executive can not locate the person.
