Restrictive practices directives
Under section 54 of the Health Care Decision Making Act 2023 the senior practitioner has issued the following directives regarding the use of restrictive practices in relation to adults with impaired decision making capacity.
Current directives
Historic directives
23 August 2024 to 14 January 2025
| Title | Issue date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 The use of seclusion by health care providers DOCX (43.5 KB) | 23 August 2024 | 14 January 2025 |
| 2.0 The use of chemical restraint by health care providers DOCX (46.5 KB) | 23 August 2024 | 14 January 2025 |
| 3.0 The use of mechanical restraint by health care providers DOCX (44.0 KB) | 23 August 2024 | 14 January 2025 |
| 4.0 The use of physical restraint by health care providers DOCX (43.7 KB) | 23 August 2024 | 14 January 2025 |
| 5.0 The use of environmental restraint by health care providers DOCX (42.5 KB) | 23 August 2024 | 14 January 2025 |
| 6.0 The emergency use of restrictive practices in response to an imminent threat of self-harm or violence DOCX (36.6 KB) | 23 August 2024 | 14 January 2025 |
1 July 2024 to 23 August 2024
| Title | Issue date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 The use of seclusion by health care providers DOCX (42.6 KB) | 1 July 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
| 2.0 The use of chemical restraint by health care providers DOCX (41.5 KB) | 1 July 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
| 3.0 The use of mechanical restraint by health care providers DOCX (42.9 KB) | 1 July 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
| 4.0 The use of physical restraint by health care providers DOCX (42.4 KB) | 1 July 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
| 5.0 The use of environmental restraint by health care providers DOCX (41.2 KB) | 1 July 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
| 6.0 The use of electronic restraint by health care providers DOCX (37.0 KB) | 1 July 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
| 7.0 The emergency use of restrictive practices in response to an imminent threat of self-harm or violence DOCX (36.6 KB) | 1 July 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
| 8.0 Exceptional approvals for the use of restrictive practices in hospitals DOCX (36.6 KB) | 1 July 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
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