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DECLARED PLACES (MENTALLY IMPAIRED ACCUSED) ACT 2015


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2 -- Principles and objectives  

   5.      Principles applicable to residents
            
   6.      Objectives for programmes and services

   PART 3 -- Residents’ rights  

   7.      Rights under other laws
            
   8.      Explanation of resident’s rights
            
   9.      Freedom of lawful communication
            
   10.     Restricting freedom of communication

   PART 4 -- Individual development plans  

   11.     Residents to have individual development plans
            
   12.     Preparation, review, change of individual development plan
            
   13.     Content of individual development plans
            
   14.     Review of individual development plans

   PART 5 -- Protection of residents  

   15.     Certain incidents to be reported
            
   16.     Residents not to be ill-treated
            
   17.     Treatment decisions on behalf of residents

   PART 6 -- Functions of CEO  

   18.     CEO’s functions as to residents
            
   19.     CEO’s functions as to declared places
            
   20.     Delegation of CEO’s functions

   PART 7 -- Management of declared places  

   21.     Terms used
            
   22.     Powers to control and manage declared places
            
   23.     General powers in relation to residents
            
   24.     Searching people and seizing things

   PART 8 -- Regulation of behaviour management

           Division 1 -- Behaviour management medication  

   25.     Terms used
            
   26.     Administration of behaviour management medication
            
   27.     Records of behaviour management medication

           Division 2 -- Restraint  

   28.     Term used: restraint
            
   29.     Approval of restraint devices
            
   30.     Restraint to be authorised
            
   31.     Restraint to be in accordance with authorisation
            
   32.     Records about restraint

           Division 3 -- Seclusion  

   33.     Term used: seclusion
            
   34.     Seclusion to be authorised
            
   35.     Seclusion to be in accordance with authorisation
            
   36.     Records about seclusion

           Division 4 -- General provisions about regulated behaviour management  

   37.     Term used: regulated behaviour management
            
   38.     Police officers’ powers not affected
            
   39.     Consent not required
            
   40.     General restrictions on regulated behaviour management
            
   41.     Welfare of residents during and after regulated behaviour management
            
   42.     Chief advocate to receive information about regulated behaviour management
            
   43.     Review of use of regulated behaviour management

   PART 9 -- Contracts for declared place services  

   44.     Contracts for declared place services
            
   45.     Minimum matters to be included in contracts
            
   46.     Minimum standards
            
   47.     Penalty for breach
            
   48.     Access to certain declared places, persons and documents
            
   49.     Annual reports and tabling of contracts
            
   50.     No contracting out

   PART 10 -- Advocacy services for residents  

   51.     Terms used
            
   52.     Residents’ rights as to visits or other contact
            
   53.     Advocate functions
            
   54.     Advocate powers
            
   55.     Offences
            
   56.     Advocate reports

   PART 11 -- Miscellaneous matters  

   57.     Provision of information about residents: Board and CEO
            
   58.     Provision of information about residents: CEO and others
            
   59.     Confidentiality of information about residents
            
   60.     Reports about declared places
            
   61.     Protection from personal liability
            
   62.     Laying documents before Parliament
            
   63.     Regulations
            
   64.      Review of this Act

   PART 12 -- Consequential amendments to other Acts

           Division 1 -- Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 amended  

   65.     Act amended
            
   66.     Section 24 amended
            
   67.     Section 42 amended
            
   68.     Section 50A inserted
            
   50A.    Protection from personal liability 53

           Division 2 -- Disability Services Act 1993 amended  

   69.     Act amended
            
   70.     Section 3 amended
            
   71.     Section 12 amended
            
   72.     Section 21 amended
            
   73.     Part 6 heading amended
            
   74.     Section 30 amended
            
   75.     Section 32 amended
            
   76.     Section 33 amended
            
   77.     Section 38 amended
            
   78.     Section 39 amended
            
   79.     Section 40 amended
            
   80.     Section 41 amended
            
   81.     Section 46 amended

           Division 3 -- Amendments to other Acts  

   82.     Children and Community Services Act 2004 amended
            
   83.     Coroners Act 1996 amended
            
   84.     Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 amended
            
   85.     Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 amended
            
   86.     Freedom of Information Act 1992 amended
            
   87.     Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 amended
            
   88.     Prisons Act 1981 amended
            
   89.     Young Offenders Act 1994 amended
            
           Uncommenced provisions table
           Defined terms


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