Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 274

274 Obligation to notify public guardian of treatment of minors

(1) This section applies if mechanical restraint, seclusion or physical restraint is used in an authorised mental health service on a patient who is a minor.

(2) The administrator of the authorised mental health service must give to the public guardian, in the required time and way, the required information about the use of the mechanical restraint, seclusion or physical restraint on the minor.

(3) The administrator of an authorised mental health service may enter into arrangements with the chief psychiatrist for the giving of the required information, on behalf of the administrator, to the public guardian.

(4) This section does not limit an obligation of the administrator, under the restraint, seclusion and other practices policy, to give information to the chief psychiatrist.