Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

SENIOR PRACTITIONER ACT 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--OBJECTS, IMPORTANT CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES

   6.      Objects of Act  
   7.      Meaning of restrictive practice  
   8.      Meaning of provider  
   9.      Principles for providers  

   PART 3--RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PLANS

           Division 3.1--Limitation on use of restrictive practices

   10.     Use of restrictive practice  
   10A.    Use of restrictive practice other than under a registered positive behaviour support  

           Division 3.2--Positive behaviour support plans

   11.     Meaning of positive behaviour support plan  
   12.     Guidelines about positive behaviour support plans  
   13.     Preparation of positive behaviour support plan  
   14.     Approval of positive behaviour support plan  
   15.     Registration of positive behaviour support plan  
   16.     Copy of positive behaviour support plan to be given to person  
   17.     Review and amendment of positive behaviour support plan  
   18.     Positive behaviour support plan expires after 12 months  
   19.     Register of positive behaviour support plans  
   20.     Provider to monitor and record use of restrictive practices  

           Division 3.3--Positive behaviour support panels

   21.     Guidelines about positive behaviour support panels  
   22.     Registration of positive behaviour support panels  
   23.     Register of positive behaviour support panels  

   PART 4--SENIOR PRACTITIONER

   24.     Appointment of senior practitioner  
   25.     Delegation by senior practitioner  
   26.     Functions of senior practitioner  
   27.     Senior practitioner may make guidelines  

   PART 5--COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS

           Division 5.1--Complaints

   28.     Making a complaint  
   29.     Withdrawing a complaint  
   30.     Request for further information or verification  

           Division 5.2--Investigations

   31.     Investigation of complaint  
   32.     Investigation without complaint  
   33.     Power to enter premises to conduct investigation  
   34.     Power to ask for information, documents and other things when conducting  
   35.     Power to ask for assistance  
   36.     Senior practitioner may keep document or other thing etc  
   37.     Privileges against self-incrimination and exposure to civil penalty  

           Division 5.3--Actions after investigation

   38.     No action to be taken  
   39.     Directions to provider  
   40.     Senior practitioner may cancel registration  
   41.     Cancellation notice  

   PART 6--INFORMATION SHARING

   42.     Senior practitioner may give information to particular entities  

   PART 7--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   43.     Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 7  
   44.     Reviewable decision notices  
   45.     Applications for review  

   PART 8--OFFENCES

   46.     Using restrictive practice other than in accordance with Act  
   47.     Failing to comply with direction  
   48.     Criminal liability of partner  
   49.     Criminal liability of executive officer  

   PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

   50.     Annual report by senior practitioner  
   51.     Protection of officials from liability  
   52.     Protection of others from liability  
   53.     Regulation-making power  
   54.     Review of Act  
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