Screening rules

• New, unused items in their original packaging.
• Items taken new from a sealed retail multi-pack. Single-serve items must be individually wrapped and labelled by the manufacturer.
• Comfort and self-care items appropriate to a recovery setting.
• Items with a clear shelf life remaining.
• Items suitable and appropriate across a range of backgrounds and beliefs.
• TGA-listed sunscreen and sealed menstrual products in their original retail packaging.

No exceptions.

• Alcohol and anything containing alcohol as an ingredient, including mouthwash, hand sanitiser, and any lotion or balm listing “alcohol denat.”
• Anything relating to alcohol, tobacco, vaping or other drugs, including imagery.
• Any prescription or over-the-counter medicine, vitamin, supplement, mineral or therapeutic good.
• Nuts and any “may contain nuts” product; poppy seeds, hemp seeds and CBD. These can affect a drug screen and risk someone’s place in the program.
• Diet, “detox” or “skinny” teas and laxative blends; soft drinks and energy drinks.
• Aerosols and sprays, candles and incense are a fire and smoke-alarm risk.
• Sharps of any kind. Scissors, needles, razors, blades or metal points, including ones inside craft kits.
• Oil, solvent or alcohol-based inks and paints.
• Loose cords, drawstrings or ties longer than 20 cm.
• Devices with a camera, WiFi or Bluetooth; hairdryers and straighteners.
• Cash, gift cards or vouchers. Monetary support for residents is handled through the Association’s accounts or arrangements agreed directly with the centre.
• Promotional material, advertising or branding not agreed with the Committee.
• Used, opened, expired or unlabelled goods; anything needing refrigeration; and violent, offensive, political, religious or adult content.

Not ruled out, but they may need the centre’s sign-off before they go in.

• Scented items. Shared rooms and sensitivity during withdrawal mean unscented is the default.
• Wheat or microwavable heat bags, as some centres ban them as a fire risk.
• Spiral-bound notebooks, as the wire binding is flagged at some centres.
• Pencil sharpeners, as they contain a blade.
• Fragile items such as ceramics or glass, which need the centre’s written approval.
• Items intended for residents’ children on site.

• Every item is checked against this policy first and then against the individual centre’s prohibited-items list before packing begins.
• Known sensitivities (nuts, dairy, gluten, soy, wool and lanolin, latex and rubber, and fragrance) are recorded on each item’s QA record and listed for the centre.
• Dated items have at least 6 months of shelf life remaining at the date of packing.
• Chocolate and other temperature-sensitive food is stored and transported at a reasonable temperature and never left in vehicles in direct sun.
• The full contents list is sent to the centre in advance.
• The full contents list is sent to the centre along with the packs.
• Packs are never sealed in a way that makes the centre’s own inspection destructive. The custom belly band can be slipped off and put back on, and the pack contains tissue paper and a sticker.

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