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Author Carney, Terry, 1945- author

Title Australian mental health tribunals : space for fairness, freedom, protection & treatment? / Terry Carney [and 9 others]
Published Annandale, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2011
Annandale, NSW : Themis Press, 2011

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 MELB  KN 155.32 K1 Car/Amh  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 353 pages ; 25 cm
regular print
Contents Introduction -- Human rights frameworks -- Australian mental health laws and processes -- Theoretical frameworks and prior research findings -- A legal, health or social domain? -- Statistical overview of the three mental health tribunals -- A pre-hearing journey towards a hearing -- The substantive "workings" of hearings -- Cognate spaces around and after hearings -- Overview and recommendations -- Future directions for Australian mental health tribunals? -- Appendix A. Method of the paper file analysis in NSW and Victoria -- Appendix B. Qualitative interviw prompts -- Appendix C. NVivo coding schedule : interviews and group discussions -- Appendix D. Determining inpatient status in the lead up to a hearing
Summary "This monograph provides a comprehensive examination of mental health tribunal hearings in Australia. It deals with a wide and far-reaching landscape of theories and concepts and the practical application to the day-to-day operations of the tribunals in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory."--Back cover
Analysis Australian
Notes "Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales"--Cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-353)
Subject Administrative discretion -- Australia.
Involuntary treatment -- Australia.
Mental health boards -- Law and legislation.
Mental health laws -- Australia.
Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention -- Australia.
Mental health boards -- Australia.
Social justice -- Australia.
Author Carney, Terry, 1945-
Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales.
ISBN 9781921113055
Other Titles Australian mental health tribunals : space for fairness, freedom, protection and treatment?