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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Authority to take and detain care recipients - Authority to take care recipients who escape

111: Power to retake care recipient absent without authority

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"When you leave your care place without permission, staff can take you back to get the help you need."

Illustration for Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

If you are a care recipient who has escaped from a facility, the co-ordinator or care manager can retake you. They can return you to the facility you escaped from or to a different one chosen by the co-ordinator. This means you can be taken back to a place where you will receive care and support.

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Part 8Authority to take and detain care recipients
Authority to take care recipients who escape

111Power to retake care recipient absent without authority

  1. The co-ordinator or the care manager of a care recipient who has escaped may retake and return that care recipient to the care recipient's facility or to another facility specified by the co-ordinator.