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Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 (WA) s 19; Australian Institute of Criminology,
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57
Gooding et al, above n 55.
58
Australian Institute of Criminology, above n 56, 5.
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l/Report>.
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by the State under Review’ (A/HRC/31/14/Add.1, 29 February 2016) [37]
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61
The draft National Statement of Principles Relating to Persons Unfit to Plead or Found Not Guilty By
Reason of Cognitive or Mental Health Impairment was not considered by the Council of Attorneys
General at the most recent meetings held on November 2018 and June 2019. Council of
Attorneys-General, ‘Communique’ (23 November 2018)
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62
Australian Human Rights Commission, ‘Inquiry into the Social and Economic Benefits of
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63
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64
Understood as a practice or intervention that has the effect of restricting the rights or freedom
of movement of a person with disability, with the primary purpose of protecting the person or
others from harm - Council of Australian Governments, ‘National Framework for Reducing and
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65
Australian Human Rights Commission, ‘Information Relating to Australia’s Joint Fifth and Sixth
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66
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and Neglect against People with Disability in Institutional and Residential Settings, Including the
Gender and Age Related Dimensions, and the Particular Situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
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67
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55