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AppendicesAppendix 1 – List of AbbreviationsInitials: These have been used to identify consumersinterviewed. The second initial indicates the gender ofthe interviewee: M male or F female.The Act - The Mental Health Act 1986 (Vic)The Board - The Mental Health Review BoardThe Centre - Mental Health Legal CentreThe Charter - The Charter of Human Rights andResponsibilities Act 2006 (Vic)The Convention - United Nations Convention on theRights of Persons with DisabilitiesCTO - Community Treatment OrderDHS - Department of Human Services, VictoriaITO - Involuntary Treatment OrderMI Principles -The United Nations Principles for theProtection of Persons with Mental Illness and theImprovement of Mental Health Care 1991Appendix 2 – Stakeholder SteeringGroup MembersFour Involuntary Patient RepresentativesPresident, Law Institute of VictoriaMr John Lesser, President Mental Health ReviewBoard VicMr Ron Cahill, Chief Magistrate ACT, PresidentMental Health Tribunal ACTProfessor Terry Carney, University of Sydney,Immediate Past President, International Academy ofLaw and Mental HealthDr Duncan Chappell, Chair of the CEPS InternationalAdvisory Board, Professorial Fellow at the Universityof Wollongong’s Centre for Transnational CrimePrevention. Former President, Mental Health ReviewTribunal NSWAssociate Professor, Dr David Tait, School of Law,University of CanberraDave Clarke CEO, VICSERV – Psychiatric DisabilityServices of VictoriaMs Isabel Collins, Director, Victorian Mental IllnessAwareness AssociationDr Ian Freckelton SC, Mental Health Review BoardMember and BarristerMr Julian Gardner, Former Mental Health ReviewBoard President and Former Public AdvocateMr John Hickey, Department of Human ServicesRepresentative, VICCAG – Consumer and CarerAdvisory GroupMary Macrae, Carer ConsultantProfessor Bernadette McSherry, Mental HealthReview Board member. Australian Research CouncilFederation Fellow, Rethinking Mental Health LawsProject, Faculty of Law, Monash UniversityMs Robyn Mills, Manager, Human Rights Civil LawSection, Victoria Legal AidMs Vivienne Topp, Policy Co-ordinator, Lawyer,Mental Health Legal CentreRepresentative, Mental Health Law Centre,Western AustraliaChief Psychiatrist, Department of Human ServicesVictoriaMr Robert Wheeler, Legal Aid NSWProfessor Bob Williams, Mental Health Review BoardMember, Faculty of Law, Monash University88
Appendix 3 – Promotional Material,distributed by VICSERV, VMIAC, to allconsumer consultants and to areamental health services:Have you had an experience withthe Mental Health Review Board?‘Involuntary Patient Experience of the MentalHealth Review in Victoria – What is it and HowDoes the Process Work?’The Mental Health Legal Centre is currentlyundertaking a research project exploring people’sexperiences of mental health review in Victoria andthe Mental Health Review Board. This will include anyapplications, hearings, and follow-up from MentalHealth Review Board hearings. The project largelyaims to record the experience of the mental healthreview process from the perspective of consumers(those that have been involuntary patients).In addition to the perspective of consumers otherstakeholders, including carers, Mental Health ReviewBoard members, community organisations andprofessional groups will be sought. Focus groupsand interviews will be undertaken to collect qualitativedata from participants, to identify possible strategiesfor further enhancing service quality standards of themental health review process, including in areas ofcommunication, representation and reform.The project team is now looking for people whowould be interested in participating in focus groupsand interviews during the next few months. Pleaseexpress your interest by contacting the ProjectWorker, Mim Ingvarson either via e-mail atMiriam_Ingvarson@fcl.fl.asn.au or on 9629 4422.If you require an interpreter please let us know andone will be arranged for you.Thank-you for your interest and support of this project.Please rip off a copy of my contact name and phonenumber to callAppendix 4 – Semi-structuredIn-depth Interview PromptsInterviews with stakeholders utilised this framework,adapted appropriately to the particular role ofeach interviewee:Semi-structured in-depthinterview promptsI’d like to start off by asking you to describe how itwas that you came before the Mental Health ReviewBoard?orCan you tell me about your experiences that ledyou to appearing before the Mental Health ReviewBoard?andCan you tell me why you were interested inparticipating in this project?1. The hearing processIndividuals’ access to information regarding hearings• What access did you have to informationregarding your rights, including appealsmechanisms, involved in the Board process?• What information did the Board provide to you;89
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