Mental Health Tribunals: Balancing fairness, freedom, protection and right to treatment?

在确定精神病患者的治疗方案时，精神卫生法庭必须在个人的治疗权利与安全、正义和免受胁迫的权利之间取得平衡。澳大利亚在海外进行了大量研究，但缺乏关于听证会“公正性”的信息。应用流行的“治疗法理学”文献，本项目研究了澳大利亚三个不同司法管辖区(新南威尔士州、弗吉尼亚州和澳大利亚)听证的影响。它使用实地观察、访谈和档案审查来隔离最佳做法改革。它比海外工作更广泛地评估听证的实际和感知的公平性，以及对患者的治疗结果。与在英国一样，该项目将为立法改革和法庭实践提供参考。

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.