Joint NMHCCF and MHCA submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Issues Paper - Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws 2014

In this joint submission, the National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum and the MHCA discuss human rights and equal recognition before the law for people with mental illness and psychosocial disability. The submission makes a series of recommendations about nationally consistent approaches to legal capacity, supported decision-making, advance care planning, mental health legislation and restrictive practices.

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