❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the draft Declared Places Mentally Impaired Accused Bill 2013, seeking information on stakeholder consultation, submissions, and public availability of the bill and submissions. The Minister provides detailed answers regarding consultations and availability.
AnsweredQoN 539Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DECLARED
PLACES MENTALLY IMPAIRED ACCUSED BILL 2013
539. Hon SALLY
TALBOT to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the draft Declared Places Mentally Impaired
Accused Bill 2013.
(1) Which stakeholders have been consulted about the draft
bill?
(2) Which stakeholders attended the stakeholder consultation
on 13 June 2013?
(3) How many submissions have been received to date?
(4) Are the submissions publicly available; and, if not, why
not?
(5) Are copies of the draft bill publicly available; and, if
not, why not?
(6) Are further stakeholder consultations to be held on the
draft bill; if so, when, and, if not, why not?
PLACES MENTALLY IMPAIRED ACCUSED BILL 2013
539. Hon SALLY
TALBOT to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the draft Declared Places Mentally Impaired
Accused Bill 2013.
(1) Which stakeholders have been consulted about the draft
bill?
(2) Which stakeholders attended the stakeholder consultation
on 13 June 2013?
(3) How many submissions have been received to date?
(4) Are the submissions publicly available; and, if not, why
not?
(5) Are copies of the draft bill publicly available; and, if
not, why not?
(6) Are further stakeholder consultations to be held on the
draft bill; if so, when, and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question. I note that the question was addressed to the Minister for Mental
Health and would like to remind the honourable member that the disability
justice centres are being developed as part of my disability services
portfolio. I restate that the disability justice centres are being constructed
for people with intellectual disability and cognitive impairment only. People
with mental illness have suitable secure mental health services, such as the
Frankland Centre at Graylands Hospital.
Hon Sue Ellery : That is a different position than you have
said before.
Hon HELEN MORTON : No.
My answer is as follows —
(1) The
following key stakeholders have been consulted about the draft bill: acting
director general, Department of Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; executive
officer, Aboriginal Legal Service; executive director, People with Disabilities
(WA) Inc; chief executive officer, Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre; state
manager, National Disability Services; chair, National Disability Services;
executive officer, Developmental Disability Council of Western Australia;
executive officer, Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability; acting
commissioner, Department of Corrective Services; chairperson, Mentally Impaired
Accused Review Board; Mental Health Commissioner; Commissioner of Police, WA
Police; Public Advocate, Office of the Public Advocate—I am only about
halfway through—Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human
Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission; chairperson, Sussex Street Community
Law Services Inc; chief executive officer, Autism Association of Western
Australia; chief executive officer, Nulsen; chief executive officer, Uniting
Care West; chief executive officer, Teem Treasure; senior representative,
Outcare; Commissioner for Children and Young People; director general,
Department for Child Protection and Family Support; Mental Health Law Centre
(WA) Inc; chief executive officer, Council of Official Visitors; chief
executive officer, Advocacy South West; and executive officer, Headwest, Brain
Injury Association of WA Inc.
(2) The
following key stakeholder representatives accepted invitations to attend the
stakeholder consultations on 13 and 14 June 2013: Department of Corrective
Services, Office of Public Advocate, Mental Health Law Centre (WA) Inc,
Department of the Attorney General, WA Police, National Disability Services,
Mental Health Commission, Autism Association of Western Australia and Nulsen.
Informal feedback to the Disability Services Commission regarding the draft
bill has been received from a variety of sources.
(3) A total of 15 submissions have been received.
(4) The
submissions can be made publicly available when permission has been received
from the author or organisation to enable this to occur. A total of six
submissions are currently publicly available.
(5) The eighth draft of the bill has been available since
mid-June.
(6) No further consultations are planned as the consultation
period has ended.
question. I note that the question was addressed to the Minister for Mental
Health and would like to remind the honourable member that the disability
justice centres are being developed as part of my disability services
portfolio. I restate that the disability justice centres are being constructed
for people with intellectual disability and cognitive impairment only. People
with mental illness have suitable secure mental health services, such as the
Frankland Centre at Graylands Hospital.
Hon Sue Ellery : That is a different position than you have
said before.
Hon HELEN MORTON : No.
My answer is as follows —
(1) The
following key stakeholders have been consulted about the draft bill: acting
director general, Department of Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; executive
officer, Aboriginal Legal Service; executive director, People with Disabilities
(WA) Inc; chief executive officer, Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre; state
manager, National Disability Services; chair, National Disability Services;
executive officer, Developmental Disability Council of Western Australia;
executive officer, Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability; acting
commissioner, Department of Corrective Services; chairperson, Mentally Impaired
Accused Review Board; Mental Health Commissioner; Commissioner of Police, WA
Police; Public Advocate, Office of the Public Advocate—I am only about
halfway through—Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human
Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission; chairperson, Sussex Street Community
Law Services Inc; chief executive officer, Autism Association of Western
Australia; chief executive officer, Nulsen; chief executive officer, Uniting
Care West; chief executive officer, Teem Treasure; senior representative,
Outcare; Commissioner for Children and Young People; director general,
Department for Child Protection and Family Support; Mental Health Law Centre
(WA) Inc; chief executive officer, Council of Official Visitors; chief
executive officer, Advocacy South West; and executive officer, Headwest, Brain
Injury Association of WA Inc.
(2) The
following key stakeholder representatives accepted invitations to attend the
stakeholder consultations on 13 and 14 June 2013: Department of Corrective
Services, Office of Public Advocate, Mental Health Law Centre (WA) Inc,
Department of the Attorney General, WA Police, National Disability Services,
Mental Health Commission, Autism Association of Western Australia and Nulsen.
Informal feedback to the Disability Services Commission regarding the draft
bill has been received from a variety of sources.
(3) A total of 15 submissions have been received.
(4) The
submissions can be made publicly available when permission has been received
from the author or organisation to enable this to occur. A total of six
submissions are currently publicly available.
(5) The eighth draft of the bill has been available since
mid-June.
(6) No further consultations are planned as the consultation
period has ended.
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