Mental Health Rights Manual
An online guide to help explain your legal and human rights in the mental health and human services systems in New South Wales.
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The proposed amendments to the NSW Mental Health Act are uncontroversial, however, MHCC are disappointed that there is an absence of the positive rights that might be activated. This falls far short of the Election Commitment the NSW Government made in the wake of the Waterlow Case and recommendations from various quarters including the Deputy State Coroner.
November 2014
MHCC comments on the Equality, Capacity & Disability in Commonwealth Laws: Discussion Paper 81.
June 2014
MHCC comments, the paper lists a number of issues for stakeholders relevant to the review and the Terms of Reference.
June 2014
MHCC provides comment to the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council regarding the National Code of Conduct for Health Care Workers.
May 2014
MHCC provided feedback via the online survey, which was the method provided to the community. In order that members may review our comments,we have provided the section headings and questions asked, together with our responses in this document.
April 2014
With the recent announcement by the Commonwealth Government to commit to 12 months stopgap funding under the National Partnership Agreement on Housing,
the MHCC urge the NSW Government to reconsider the substantial reduction of funding (approx. $7m) being provided through the Going Home Staying Home Reform Plan in the Sydney inner city area.
April 2014
MHCC welcomes the strong advocacy work that the MHCA undertook in bringing together the mental health sector to progress discussion concerning the issues surrounding the NDIS implementation of psychosocial disability support service delivery. Whilst MHCC broadly supports the MHCA proposal, there are some major concerns with the proposal as it currently stands.
March 2014
MHCC writes to The Hon. Jai Rowell, MP in support of NSW Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) concerns around people with coexisting difficulties falling through services gaps.
March 2014
MHCC gives perspectives on the Draft Disability Inclusion Bill 2014.
February 2014
MHCC suggests that our current legal system provides for action against individuals and companies who do harm to others, and that it is the role of public watchdogs
such as Fair Trading or the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to undertake investigations surrounding false and misleading information.
January 2014
MHCC provides comments on Reintegration into community and management on parole – Question Paper 4 to the NSW Law Reform Commission.
January 2014
This submission addresses some engagement issues and growing concern around the scope of MLs in relation to the broader primary health and social care systems. The following are comments related to some items specified under the Review’s terms of reference, which all closely relate to one another.
December 2013
