---
title: "Check a behaviour support plan against Queensland restrictive-practice approvals"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law/review-a-behaviour-support-plan-and-its-restrictive-practice-authorisati/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A55-N20261018-9-QLD"
practice_area: "NDIS & Disability Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Check a behaviour support plan against Queensland restrictive-practice approvals

> From the behaviour support plan and the authorisation record, list each practice and the approver named on the record. Do not decide that the practice is authorised.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law/review-a-behaviour-support-plan-and-its-restrictive-practice-authorisati/queensland  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [NDIS & Disability Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the behaviour support plan and the authorisation record, list each practice and the approver named on the record. Do not decide that the practice is authorised. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide whether each practice is containment, seclusion, restraint, or restricting access. Match each one to the Queensland approver. A behaviour support plan is not the approval. Respite and community access can have a different approver. Check which service is in the plan. Use a firm-controlled tool. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11 and any notifiable breach. |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Review a behaviour support plan and its restrictive practice authorisation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law/review-a-behaviour-support-plan-and-its-restrictive-practice-authorisati.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The lawyer matches each practice to the Queensland approver. The tool only lists what the record says.

- What the AI does: From the behaviour support plan and the authorisation record, list each practice and the approver named on the record. Do not decide that the practice is authorised.
- What the lawyer does: Make the legal assessment, check the source material and authorise the output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Use the plan's own description of the practice.
2. Record the named approver and the expiry if the record states one.
3. Separate accommodation from respite or community access.

## Notes

- Health, wage and scheme records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a disclosure is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
- Disability Services Act 2006 (Qld) s 144 defines a containment or seclusion approval as approval given by the tribunal under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000, chapter 5B, part 2. It also defines a guardian for a restrictive practice matter and an informal decision-maker.
- The QCAT page says generally only QCAT can approve containment and seclusion, with a respite guardian able to approve those practices only while the adult receives respite or community access. Mechanical, physical or chemical restraint in other settings is for a guardian for restrictive practice (general) appointed by QCAT. Restricting access may also be an informal decision-maker under s 144. The plan must accompany the practice. The page says only the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services can apply for containment and seclusion in accommodation, jointly with a non-government provider if one is involved.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland restrictive practices for an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability

**Deliverable**: A list of practices and the approver recorded, with gaps marked.

**Inputs**

- The behaviour support plan
- The authorisation record
- The service type

**Example**: Illustrative example: The plan describes locking the front door at night in an accommodation service. The list records containment and that the file has no QCAT order. It does not say the practice is lawful.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The service type is not identified.
- The question is whether the practice should be used, rather than who must approve it.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Disability Services Act 2006 (Qld) s 144](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/dsa2006213/s144.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [QCAT: restrictive practices](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/case-types/decision-making-for-adults-with-impaired-capacity/restrictive-practices) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Behaviour support plan and restrictive practice authorisation review checklist](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ndis-and-disability-law/behaviour-support-plan-and-restrictive-practice-review-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A checklist for reviewing a behaviour support plan that contains regulated restrictive practices: registration, plan timeframes, consultation and functional behaviour assessment, the conditions each… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*