Practices that people can’t use

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In this bulletin, we explain:

  • which practices people can’t use
  • why people can’t use them.

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There are certain types of practices that people can’t use.

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They can cause people to get hurt or even die.

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We have a list of the practices you can’t use in our policy document.

You can read our policy document on our website.

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

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These types of practices are against people’s rights.

No one should ever use these.

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If somebody uses one of these practices, they may get in trouble with the police.

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You can read more about our policy on our website.

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