Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 251

251 Duties of health practitioner in charge of unit

The health practitioner in charge of an inpatient unit or other unit within an authorised mental health service must, if mechanical restraint is used on a relevant patient while the health practitioner is in charge of the unit—

(a) ensure the use complies with the authorisation under section 250 ; and

(b) ensure the relevant patient’s reasonable needs are met, including, for example, being given—

(i) sufficient bedding and clothing; and

(ii) sufficient food and drink; and

(iii) access to toilet facilities; and

(c) record the required information about the use of mechanical restraint on the relevant patient in the required time and way.