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People with Intellectual Disabilities at Risk: Report

The People with Intellectual Disabilities at Risk: A Legal Framework for Compulsory Care: Report was tabled in parliament on 20 November 2003. 

The report recommends changes to detention of people with intellectual disabilities and cognitive impairment and restraint of these people within special facilities. It proposes the creation of an independent Office of Senior Clinician to oversee people who are detained and the way they are treated.

The people affected by the recommendations are those who pose a risk to themselves or others. An Easy English version of the report was published for them.

Below is an outline of the chapters in the report.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Problems with Current System
Chapter 3: Principles
Chapter 4: Detaining a Person with an Intellectual Disability to Prevent Serious Harm to Others
Chapter 5: Regulating Use of Restrictive Practices
Chapter 6: Applying the Legislative Framework to People with Cognitive Impairments
Chapter 7: Criminal Justice System
Chapter 8: Overseeing the Operation of the System

The report can be downloaded below. A hard copy of the report can also be posted free of charge within Victoria by contacting the commission on 03 8619 8619 or law.reform@lawreform.vic.gov.au.  

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Author:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Place of Publication:	Melbourne
Publisher:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Date of Publication:	November 2003
Number of Pages:	204
Copyright:	Victorian Law Reform Commission, Victoria, 2003