Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0560358

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0560358

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Mental Health Tribunals: Balancing fairness, freedom, protection and right to treatment? In determining treatment options for mentally ill people, mental health tribunals must balance the person's right to treatment with rights to safety, justice and freedom from coercion. Much studied overseas, Australia lacks information about the 'fairness' of hearings. Applying popular 'therapeutic jurisprudence' literature, this project studies the impacts of hearings in 3 diverse Australian jurisdictions (NSW, Vic & ACT). It uses field observations, interviews and file reviews to isolate best practice reforms. Broader than overseas work, it assesses the actual and perceived fairness of hearings, and the therapeutic outcomes for patients. As in Britain, the project will inform legislative reform and tribunal practices.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 21-04-2005

End Date: 21-11-2009

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $285,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Law And Society | Law | Mental Health | Justice Systems And Administration

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding legal processes | Justice and the law not elsewhere classified | Mental health |

Other Keywords

Justice Systems And Administration | Justice and the law not elsewhere classified | Law | Law And Society | Mental Health | Mental health | Understanding legal processes

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