Disability Act 2006

This section applies if a person who is preparing a treatment plan under this Part for a person to whom this Division applies—

is satisfied that the criteria specified in section 201D(a) and (b) apply; and

proposes to use the regulated restrictive practice on the person.

The person who is preparing the treatment plan must include provisions in the treatment plan which—

state the circumstances in which the proposed form of the regulated restrictive practice is to be used for treatment;

explain how the use of the regulated restrictive practice will be of benefit to the person;

demonstrate that the use of the regulated restrictive practice is the option which is the least restrictive of the person as is possible in the circumstances.

The person who is preparing the treatment plan must, in preparing the plan, consult with—

the person for whom the treatment plan is prepared;

if the person for whom the treatment plan is prepared has a guardian, the guardian;

if other disability service providers provide disability services to the person for whom the treatment plan is prepared, a representative of each disability service provider;

if any registered NDIS providers provide services under the NDIS to the person for whom the treatment plan is prepared, a representative of each registered NDIS provider;

any other person that the person who is preparing the plan considers integral to the development of the treatment plan.