A bulletin is important news we share with the community.

The Government of Western Australia Department of Communities (the Department) wrote this bulletin.

When you see the word ‘we’, it means the Department.

We wrote this bulletin in an easy to read way.

We use pictures to explain some ideas.

We wrote some important words in bold.

This means the letters are thicker and darker.

We explain what these bold words mean.

You can find out what they mean in the Word List section.

This is an Easy Read summary of another bulletin.

This means it only includes the most important ideas.

You can find all of our bulletins on our website.

www.wa.gov.au/government/document-collections/authorisation-of-restrictive-practices-resources

You can ask for help to read this bulletin.

A friend, family member or support person may be able to help you.

We recognise First Nations peoples as the traditional owners of our land – Australia.

They were the first people to live on and use the:

• land

• waters.