Criminal Law.

About the webinar

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

CPD Points: 1.5

Balancing the competing priorities of offenders with mental health diagnoses, the community, and the criminal justice system more broadly, is complicated. At the intersection of those interests sits the Mental Health Review Tribunal. The Tribunal endeavours to acknowledge and respect the dignity, autonomy, diversity and individuality of those whose matters it hears and determines. But how are these outcomes achieved? What are the characteristics of those best-practice features in a rapidly developing criminal justice system? – especially as it grapples with growing rates of mental illness and more complex mental health questions. District Court Judge and President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal Paul Lakatos SC considers these questions, as well as the balancing of priorities between the criminal justice system and the health system as a point of focus that is rapidly taking on greater importance and, indeed, engaging more resources. This presentation will assist legal practitioners practising criminal law with an interest in mental health, as well as those practitioners with a lived experience of mental health.

Presenter: Judge Paul Lakatos SC

CPD accreditation

Information for lawyers and barristers

If this educational activity is relevant to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim 1.5 MCLE/CPD points per webinar or 10.5 units for the full series. Practitioners are advised to check with the CPD governing body in their jurisdiction for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Find out about interstate accreditation. 

Prerequisites

None

Delivery style

This is an online webinar. Once enrolled, you will be provided a link to the recording and can watch on demand.

Full series registration

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Further enquiries

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