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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Status and rights of care recipients - Requirement to stay in designated facilities or places - Placement of care recipients

64: Directions relating to supervised care

You could also call this:

"Rules for when you must stay in a certain place to get the care you need"

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If you are a care recipient who needs supervised care, a co-ordinator can tell you to stay in a certain place or facility. This direction is given to you and your care manager in writing. You will know it is in effect when you get this written notice.

You might be told to stay in a secure facility, but only if it is an emergency or if it is part of your care and rehabilitation plan. The plan says what kind of care you need to get better.

If you are given a direction to stay in a facility, you must stay there while the direction is in effect. If you need to leave the facility, you will need to get permission under this Act.

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Part 5Status and rights of care recipients
Requirement to stay in designated facilities or places: Placement of care recipients

64Directions relating to supervised care

  1. The co-ordinator may direct a care recipient who is required to receive supervised care to stay in a designated facility or in a designated place.

  2. A direction under subsection (1) takes effect when written notice of the direction is given to the care recipient and the care recipient's care manager.

  3. A care recipient may be directed, under subsection (1), to stay in a secure facility only for the purpose of receiving care that—

  4. is required to deal with an emergency; and
    1. is of a kind provided for in the care recipient's care and rehabilitation plan.

      1. While a direction under subsection (1) is in force, the care recipient to whom the direction relates must stay in the facility or place designated by the direction.

      2. If a direction under subsection (1) requires the care recipient to stay in a facility, the care recipient may not leave the facility without authority given under this Act.