Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A medical
practitioner may make an order extending a bodily restraint order in force in
respect of a person from the end of the period of restraint under the bodily
restraint order for the further period (not exceeding 30 minutes) specified in
the order.
(2) A medical
practitioner cannot extend a bodily restraint order under subsection (1)
unless, immediately before doing so, the medical practitioner examines the
person in accordance with section 238(4).
(3) A medical
practitioner or mental health practitioner may make an order varying a bodily
restraint order in force in respect of a person by —
(a)
shortening the bodily restraint order by the period specified in the order; or
(b)
varying the device that is authorised for use to restrict the person’s
movement or the way in which the device is authorised to be applied to the
person’s body.
(4) An order made
under subsection (1) or (3) must be in the approved form and must include the
following —
(a) the
date and time when it is made;
(b) the
variation of the bodily restraint order;
(c) the
reasons for the variation;
(d) the
name, qualifications and signature of the practitioner making it.
(5) A person who makes
an order under subsection (1) or (3) must, as soon as practicable, file it and
give a copy to the person.