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Learning from the past, looking to the future: is Victorian mental health law ripe for reform?

This paper given by Professor Neil Rees at the Mental Health Review Board of Victoria's 20th Anniversary Conference on 6 December 2007. 

It was subsequently published in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 16 (2009). 

Below is a list of the paper's contents: 

• Introduction
• A brief history of Victorian mental health legislation
• The values which have underpinned Victorian mental health legislation
• Some values which may guide new mental health laws
• Possible areas for reform
      Advance directives
      The interaction of mental health and guardianship laws
      Information to family and friends about treatment and care
      The extended use of community treatment orders
      The grounds for civil commitment
      The jurisdiction and hearing processes of the Mental Health Review Board
       
• Conclusion

 

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Author:	Professor Neil Rees
Place of Publication:	Melbourne
Publisher:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Date of Publication:	December 2007
Number of Pages:	21
Copyright:	Victorian Law Reform Commission, Victoria, 2007.