Forensic Disability Act 2011

If an authorised practitioner places a forensic disability client in seclusion in the forensic disability service in urgent circumstances, the authorised practitioner must—

immediately tell a senior practitioner of the seclusion; and

record the following details in the client’s file—

the reasons for the seclusion;

the time the client was placed in seclusion;

the time the authorised practitioner told the senior practitioner of the seclusion;

the authorised practitioner’s name;

the senior practitioner’s name.

The senior practitioner must ensure the client is examined as soon as practicable by a senior practitioner.

On the examination, the examining senior practitioner must—

record in the client’s file the time of the examination; and

order the client’s release from seclusion or authorise the client’s seclusion.