DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 175
Requirement for relevant service provider to consider whether plan should be changed
DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 175
Requirement for relevant service provider to consider whether plan should be changed
175 Requirement for relevant service provider to consider whether plan should
be changed
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a positive behaviour support plan is
developed for an adult under this division; and
(b) the relevant
service provider becomes aware the adult is subject to a forensic order,
treatment support order or treatment authority under the
Mental Health Act 2016, or is a forensic disability client.
(2) The relevant
service provider must consider whether the positive behaviour support plan
should be changed.
(3) In deciding whether the positive behaviour support
plan should be changed, the relevant service provider must—
(a) consult the
authorised psychiatrist responsible for treating the adult under the
Mental Health Act 2016, or senior practitioner responsible for the care and
support of the adult under the Forensic Disability Act 2011; and
(b)
consider the psychiatrist’s, or senior practitioner’s, views about the use
of any restrictive practice provided for in the plan.
