The decision in Re AKB was the first opportunity for a judicial interpretation of the provisions governing the review of forensic orders under the Mental Health Act 2000 (Qld) ('the Act'). The decision emphasised that the Act has no preventative detention function and the provisions requiring ...
Mental Health Review Tribunalmental illnessThe decision in Re AKB was the first opportunity for a judicial interpretation of the provisions governing the review of forensic orders under the Mental Health Act 2000 (Qld) ('the Act'). The decision emphasised that the Act has no preventative ...
(NT) pt IIA; Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW); Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 (WA); Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 (Vic) (CMIA); Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 (Tas); Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld). ...
In 2002, the most modern and arguably most innovative mental health legislation in Australia — the Mental Health Act 2000 (Qld) — came into effect in Queensland. The Queensland jurisdiction is unique in grafting procedural provisions and definitions from mental health legislation onto The Criminal...
The decision in Re AKB was the first opportunity for a judicial interpretation of the provisions governing the review of forensic orders under the Mental Health Act 2000 (Qld) (‘the Act’). The decision emphasised that the Act has no preventative detention function and the provisions requiring...
Chelsea L. LeachChelsea.leach@health.qld.gov.auhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9710-4831Francesca BrownLuke PryorMartine Powellhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-1308Scott Harden