Check a behaviour support plan against Victorian authorisation
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the behaviour support plan and the authorisation record, list each regulated restrictive practice, whether a Victorian authorisation covers it, and any gap. Do not decide that a use was lawful.
- What the lawyer must review
- Match each practice to an authorisation for the same person and period
- Separate chemical and environmental restraint from seclusion and physical restraint
- Do not treat a plan entry as authorisation
- Health records stay in the firm tool
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Victoria. Authorisation by the Victorian Senior Practitioner under the Disability Act 2006.
Produce. A list of each regulated practice and whether a Victorian authorisation covers it, with gaps marked.
Have ready. The behaviour support plan; The authorisation or approval record; Whether the participant is on an NDIS plan.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The plan lists seclusion. The file has an authorisation for chemical restraint only. The list marks seclusion as not covered. The lawyer decides what follows.
Stop and hand it back when
- The authorisation record is missing.
- An NDIS plan has been checked on the state-funded lodging path.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the behaviour support plan and the authorisation record, list each regulated restrictive practice, whether a Victorian authorisation covers it, and any gap. Do not decide that a use was lawful. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Section 27 applies to restrictive practices or compulsory treatment by a disability service provider or a registered NDIS provider. The Senior Practitioner may, by written order to that provider, authorise the use of a restrictive practice.
- The Senior Practitioner's page gives that office the authorisation of chemical and environmental restraint, and the approval of seclusion, mechanical restraint and physical restraint, and of treatment plans for compulsory treatment.
- For an NDIS participant, the same page says the Senior Practitioner approves authorised program officers, authorises regulated restrictive practices in an NDIS behaviour support plan, and gives additional approval of seclusion and of mechanical and physical restraint.
- Section 27(5) requires the person, the NDIS participant or the relevant client to be advised in writing of an authorisation under section 27(2)(g) as soon as practicable. Section 27(5B) allows a prohibition on a restrictive practice, or a specified form of it, including by registered NDIS providers.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behaviour support plan and restrictive practice authorisation review checklist | Checklist | AI use 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 practice must meet, state or territory authorisation, lodgement, monthly reporting and plan review. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Victorian Senior Practitioner: responsibilities · 2026-10-23
- Disability Act 2006 (Vic), section 27 · 2026-10-23
- Disability Act 2006 (Vic), in force · 2026-10-23
The state-funded path on the same page is different: an authorised program officer approved by the Secretary may approve inclusion of a practice in a plan and must lodge the plan. Do not use that path for an NDIS plan.
The page also cites directions under sections 132ZY, 147A, 201I and 201O. Those sections were not opened. The Disability Act 2006 is in force as version 051, effective 24 May 2025. The section text was read on the current AustLII compilation.