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title: "Record the authorisation and observation details for an inpatient seclusion or restraint"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-authorisation-and-observation-details-for-an-inpatient-seclus"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-MN20261023-17"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record the authorisation and observation details for an inpatient seclusion or restraint

> From the inpatient notes the lawyer has selected, record the kind of intervention, who authorised it, the purpose written down, any less restrictive option recorded, and any observation interval.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the inpatient notes the lawyer has selected, record the kind of intervention, who authorised it, the purpose written down, any less restrictive option recorded, and any observation interval. Do not decide that the intervention was unlawful. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer matches the row to the instrument for the place of the admission. The tool does not decide that the intervention was unlawful. Do not use section 126, the definition of a relevant patient, or a New South Wales seclusion section. None was opened. Health information stays in a firm-controlled tool, not a public one. |
| Written for / versions | 3 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Record what the notes say. Put the legal test only in the version for the place of the admission.

- What the AI does: From the inpatient notes the lawyer has selected, record the kind of intervention, who authorised it, the purpose written down, any less restrictive option recorded, and any observation interval. Do not decide that the intervention was unlawful.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer matches the row to the instrument for the place of the admission. The tool does not decide that the intervention was unlawful. Section 126, the definition of a relevant patient, and a seclusion section of the New South Wales Act were not opened. Health information stays in a firm-controlled tool, not a public one.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Record the kind of intervention in the words the note uses, who is recorded as authorising it, the purpose written down, any less restrictive option the note records, and any observation interval.
2. Leave the legal test blank until the lawyer names the instrument for the place of the admission.
3. Do not describe who section 126 covers. That section was not opened. Do not define a relevant patient. That definition was not opened.
4. Do not state a New South Wales Act section on seclusion. None was opened. Do not move the Victorian or Queensland intervals into a file where they were not opened.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.
- Health information stays in a firm-controlled tool. Rule 9.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015, as described by the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner, and APP 11, apply. The lawyer decides whether any loss is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
- Section 132(5) says a registered nurse authorising physical restraint under subsection (4) is not required to have regard to section 131(1) and (2). Section 131 was not opened, so those matters are not described.
- The New South Wales catalogue page shows obsolete and rescinded lines beside an obsolete date of 31 December 1969 and a rescinded-by line that was still loading, while the status field says Active. Those chrome lines are not treated as a rescission. The lawyer confirms which text is current.
- Queensland sections 257, 259, 263 and 267, and the chief psychiatrist policy, were not opened beyond being conditions named in the sections that were read.

## Sources

- [Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (Vic) s 127](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/vic/consol_act/mhawa2022224/s127.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (Vic) s 128](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/vic/consol_act/mhawa2022224/s128.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (Vic) s 132](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/vic/consol_act/mhawa2022224/s132.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld) s 256](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/qld/consol_act/mha2016128/s256.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld) s 258](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/qld/consol_act/mha2016128/s258.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [NSW Health Policy Directive PD2020_004 (PDF)](https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/ActivePDSDocuments/PD2020_004.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [NSW Health catalogue page for PD2020_004](https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/Pages/doc.aspx?dn=PD2020_004) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [New South Wales](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-authorisation-and-observation-details-for-an-inpatient-seclus/new-south-wales.md) | Yellow |
| [Victoria](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-authorisation-and-observation-details-for-an-inpatient-seclus/victoria.md) | Yellow |
| [Queensland](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-authorisation-and-observation-details-for-an-inpatient-seclus/queensland.md) | Yellow |

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