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As Australia reforms its laws to protect those with mental illness, is Queensland going backwards?

  • Written by Ben White, Professor of Law and Director, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
imageState governments have recognised that treatment for mental health should be subject to more modern regulation.from shutterstock.com

Every jurisdiction in Australia, except the Northern Territory, has been reforming its mental health laws in recent years. This is because governments have recognised that treatment for mental health should be subject...

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