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Advisory committee
1.18 The Commission has established an advisory committee comprising individuals with
expertise in matters relevant to this reference. The role of the advisory committee is
to meet as a group of individuals who have expertise and experience in the field and
provide ongoing advice to the Commission on issues raised by the terms of reference.
The advisory committee consists of:
• Professor James Ogloff, Director of Psychological Services, Forensicare and Director,
Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Monash University
• Dr Danny Sullivan, Assistant Clinical Director Community Operations, Forensicare,
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Monash University and Honorary Fellow, University of
Melbourne
• Dr Ian Freckelton SC, Deputy Director, Centre for the Advancement of Law and
Mental Health and barrister
• Gavin Silbert SC, Chief Crown Prosecutor, Office of Public Prosecutions
• Tim Marsh, Senior Public Defender, Victoria Legal Aid
• Isabell Collins, Director, Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council
• Phil Grano, Principal Legal Officer, Office of the Public Advocate.
1.19 The advisory committee met for the first time in April 2013 and will meet again after the
close of submissions and the completion of formal consultations.
Preliminary meetings
1.20 Any examination of the operation of the CMIA requires an understanding from both a
criminal and health perspective and raises both legal and treatment issues.
1.21 As part of preliminary research on the reference, the Commission conducted a series
of preliminary meetings with representatives from some of the key stakeholders in the
criminal law sector and forensic mental health and disability sectors. The purpose of these
meetings was for the Commission to gain a preliminary understanding of how the CMIA
currently operates, to start the discussion on the issues identified in the terms of reference
and identify other issues that may require examination.
1.22 The preliminary meetings do not form part of the Commission’s formal consultations for
this reference. Formal consultations will be conducted in conjunction with the publication
of this consultation paper, along with a call for public submissions.
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