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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 228

228 .         Principles relating to use of bodily restraint

                These principles apply in relation to the use of bodily restraint on a person under this Division —

            (a)         the degree of force used to restrain the person must be the minimum that is required in the circumstances;

            (b)         while the person is restrained —

                  (i)         there must be the least possible restriction on the person’s freedom of movement consistent with the person’s restraint; and

                  (ii)         the person must be treated with dignity and respect.



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