People with disability have the same rights as everybody else.

And it is important that everybody supports these rights.

Providers must make sure a behaviour support plan respects the rights of the person with disability before they set up a Quality Assurance Panel.

This includes making sure they will:

• try other ways before they use restrictive practices
• only use restrictive practices when people are at risk
• use restrictive practices for the shortest time possible.

Providers must make sure a behaviour support plan follows our policy before they set up a Quality Assurance Panel.

This includes making sure there is evidence that each restrictive practice follows the principles our policy.

Evidence is proof that something is true.

Providers must make sure that the restrictive practices they want to use are included in the behaviour support plan.

Providers must check that the restrictive practices will be used because of a behaviour of concern.

Behaviours of concern are things someone does that might put: 

• themselves in danger 
• other people in danger. 

Providers must check that other people had a say in creating the behaviour support plan.

This includes:

• people with disability
• families
• carers
• the provider who will use the behaviour support plan.

Providers must check that the behaviour support plan includes ways to:

• use less restrictive practices over time
• stop using restrictive practices over time.