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Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

Detention and supervision of persons posing very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending - Management of residents - Management plans

41: Needs assessment

You could also call this:

"Figuring out what you need when you move into a special residence"

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When you first start staying in a special residence, the manager of the residence must talk to you to figure out what you need. They have to do this as soon as they can. The manager must find out things like if you have any special medical needs, or if you have cultural or religious needs that are important to you.

The manager also needs to know what you are good at and what skills you have, as well as what you need to learn. They must think about how to help you get better and become a part of the community again.

The manager has to consider what you want to achieve in your personal life, as long as it is okay with the rules of the residence where you are staying.

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Part 1Detention and supervision of persons posing very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending
Management of residents: Management plans

41Needs assessment

  1. As soon as practicable after a resident first commences to stay in a residence, the manager of the residence must assess the needs of the resident in consultation with the resident.

  2. The assessment must identify—

  3. any special medical requirements of the resident:
    1. any cultural or religious needs of the resident:
      1. any skills or capacities of the resident:
        1. any educational needs of the resident:
          1. steps to be taken to facilitate the resident's rehabilitation and reintegration into the community.

            1. The assessment must have regard to the resident's aspirations for his or her personal development, so far as those aspirations are compatible with his or her detention in the residence.