Dictionary
Schedule 2 Dictionary
section 9
administrator means the person declared under section 96 to be the administrator of the forensic disability service.
advance health directive see the Powers of Attorney Act 1998, section 35.
allied person, of a forensic disability client, see section 23.
applicable forensic order, in relation to a forensic disability client, means the forensic order (disability) that is in force for the client.
applied provisions...
appropriately qualified, for a person to whom a power may be delegated under this Act, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.
approved mechanical appliance means a mechanical appliance approved under section 55.
authorised mental health service means an authorised mental health service under the Mental Health Act.
authorised officer means a person appointed to be an authorised officer under section 106.
authorised practitioner—
generally, means a person appointed as an authorised practitioner under section 101; but
for chapter 6, see section 43.
behaviour control medication see section 44.
capacity, for chapter 1, part 3 and chapter 3, part 2 in relation to a forensic disability client, means the client is capable of—
understanding the nature and effect of decisions about the client’s assessment, care and support or choice of an allied person; and
freely and voluntarily making decisions about the client’s assessment, care and support or choice of an allied person; and
communicating the decisions in some way.
care and support, in relation to a forensic disability client, includes the provision of habilitation, rehabilitation, support and other services for the client.
carer, of a forensic disability client, means a person who—
provides domestic services and support to the client; or
arranges for the client to be provided with domestic services and support.
chief psychiatrist see the Mental Health Act, schedule 3.
client means a forensic disability client.
cognitive disability see section 11.
community treatment, for a forensic disability client, means—
if the category of the applicable forensic order is community under the Mental Health Act—the provision of care and support for the client in the community under the order; or
if the category of the applicable forensic order is inpatient under the Mental Health Act—limited community treatment for the client.
director means—
other than for sections 85 and 86—the initial director under section 160; or
the Director of Forensic Disability appointed under section 85.
director (mental health)...
Disability Services Act means the Disability Services Act 2006.
forensic disability client see section 10.
forensic disability service means the forensic disability service declared under section 95.
forensic disability service employee means—
a practitioner employed, or engaged to perform services, at the forensic disability service; or
a person employed, or engaged, at the forensic disability service to perform administrative functions relating to the assessment or care and support of forensic disability clients.
forensic information order...
forensic order (disability) see the Mental Health Act, schedule 3.
forensic order (Mental Health Court—Disability)...
guardian means a guardian appointed under the Guardianship and Administration Act.
Guardianship and Administration Act means the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000.
harmful thing means anything—
that may be used to—
threaten the security of the forensic disability service; or
threaten a person’s health or safety; or
that, if used by a forensic disability client in the forensic disability service, is likely to adversely affect the client’s care and support.
Examples of a harmful thing—
a gun or replica of a gun, a dangerous drug, alcohol, medication
individual development plan see section 13.
informal decision-maker, for a forensic disability client, means a member of the client’s support network, other than a paid carer for the client within the meaning of the Guardianship and Administration Act.
intellectual disability see section 12.
least restrictive, for the use of restraint or seclusion in relation to a forensic disability client, means the use of restraint or seclusion that—
ensures the safety of the client or others; and
having regard to paragraph (a), imposes the minimum limits on the client’s freedom as is practicable in the circumstances.
limited community treatment, for a forensic disability client, means the provision of some care and support for the client in the community for up to 7 days.
medication, for chapter 12, part 1, see section 143.
Mental Health Act means the Mental Health Act 2016.
Mental Health Court means the Mental Health Court established under the Mental Health Act.
patient...
plan means an individual development plan.
practitioner means—
a senior practitioner; or
an authorised practitioner; or
other than for section 104—a person appointed under that section to perform the role of a practitioner.
psychiatrist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession as a specialist registrant in the specialty of psychiatry, other than as a student.
registered health practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise any of the following professions, other than as a student—
medical;
nursing;
occupational therapy;
physiotherapy;
psychology.
registered nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law—
to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student; and
in the registered nurses division of that profession.
regulated behaviour control see section 42.
restraint see section 45.
seclusion see section 46.
senior practitioner—
generally, means a person appointed to be a senior practitioner under section 101 or 102; but
for chapter 6, see section 43.
senior practitioner’s authorisation means an authorisation given under section 61(1)(b)(i) or 64(3)(b).
special notification client...
speech pathologist means a person who is eligible for practising membership of The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited ACN 008 393 440.
statement of rights see section 29(1).
temporary absence approval means an approval given under section 32A.
transfer order...
tribunal means the Mental Health Review Tribunal established under the Mental Health Act.
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