22 Jan 2016
The Queensland Parliament is inquiring into whether Queensland should have a Human Rights Act. You can make a submission until 18 April 2016. Get more information
We will be making a submission on the effectiveness of current laws and mechanisms for protecting human rights in Queensland and possible improvements, specifically for people with mental illness.
We raised some issues on the draft Mental Health Bill in 2015, including:
- Reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) and the expectation that patients can raise concerns with an officer outside the system, consistent with the United Nations Optional Protocols on the Convention on Torture.
- The Optional Protocols require jurisdictions to provide external oversight of all places where people are deprived of their liberty, such as prisons and psychiatric hospitals.
Read our submission on the draft Mental Health Bill
Be heard
We want to hear from you – particularly in relation to possible improvements to the current system. We’ll be considering all comments we receive for our submission.
You can make your comments on our Facebook page or email us at info@qmhc.qld.gov.au.
