Queensland Consolidated Acts

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 80S

80S Purpose of ch 5B

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to enable the tribunal to—

(a) give approval for a relevant service provider to contain or seclude an adult, and to review the approval; and

(b) if the tribunal has given, or proposes to give, an approval mentioned in paragraph (a) in relation to an adult—give approval for a relevant service provider to use restrictive practices other than containment or seclusion in relation to the adult, and to review the approval; and

(c) appoint a guardian for a restrictive practice matter for an adult, and to review the appointment.

(2) Also, this chapter—

(a) enables the public guardian to approve the use of particular restrictive practices on a short-term basis; and

(b) provides criteria for guardians for a restrictive practice matter and informal decision-makers for deciding whether to consent to the use of particular restrictive practices.