Senior Practitioner Regulation 2023

This regulation is the Senior Practitioner Regulation 2023.

The kinds of restrictive practices that may be used do not include prohibited restrictive practices.

In this section:

prohibited restrictive practice means—

a physical restraint mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.1; or

a restrictive practice mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.2 (a punitive approach).

Schedule 1 Prohibited restrictive practices

(see s 3 (2))

Part 1.1 Physical restraints

column 1

item

column 2

description of restraint

column 3

short description

1

subdue a person by forcing them into a face-down position

prone restraint

2

subdue a person by forcing them into a face-up position

supine restraint

3

subdue a person by holding down their limbs or any part of their body

pin down

4

subdue a person by wrapping arms around their upper or lower body

basket hold

5

subdue a person by forcing them to free-fall to the floor or fall to the floor with support

takedown technique

6

physically restrain a person for the purpose of, or that has the effect of, restraining or inhibiting a person’s respiratory or digestive functioning

7

physically restrain a person for the purpose of, or that has the effect of, pushing the person’s head forward onto their chest

8

physically restrain a person for the purpose of, or that has the effect of, compelling a person’s compliance through the infliction of pain, hyperextension of joints, or by applying pressure to the chest or joints

Part 1.2 Punitive approaches

column 1

item

column 2

description of approach

column 3

short description

1

use a practice that a person experiences as noxious or unpleasant and potentially painful, for example, give the person an unwanted cold bath, put chilli powder on their food or squirt liquid in their face

aversive practice

2

require a person to respond disproportionately to an event, beyond that which may be necessary to restore a situation to its original condition, for example, make a person clean the whole dining room floor for spilling a drink

overcorrection

3

withhold supports or basic needs, for example, deny a person access to toilet paper or period products, withhold food or drink or deprive them of sleep

denial of key needs

4

degrade or vilify a person

5

limit or deny access to a person’s culture, for example, limit opportunity to participate with a person’s community or access artworks or reading material important for developing or maintaining their cultural heritage

6

punish a person by requiring them to give up a positive item or activity because of their behaviour

response cost

7

engage in verbal or gestural conduct of a coercive nature to compel someone to do something they do not want to do

8

use a spithood

9

use a restraint chair