P1: Semester 1, 2022 Project Announcement

WA Justice Association is excited to announce our first project for Semester 1, 2022.

The Project Team will be undertaking the project topic: Fitness to Stand Trial: under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 (WA).

The team consists of Policy Analysts: Max Hinch, Hugo Brossard, Maria Ambrose, Lachie Phillips, Charlotte Salom (Team Leader).

The Project is in partnership with the Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) and is supervised by Liz Connor (Senior Policy Officer, Mental Health and Public Health) from WAAMH. 

The Project Team will be closely mentored by Nicholas Versteegen from Mental Health Law Centre and Magistrate Felicity Zempilas. 

The aim of the project is to create a research paper and design a model suggesting how to improve the criminal justice system’s response to accused persons who are deemed unfit to stand trial.

The project deliverable will provide recommendations for key features of a proposed new system which overcomes the existing deficiencies and discuss the opportunities and challenges of its integration into the WA criminal justice system.

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WAJA is always looking out for potential mentors, partners, students and helpful resources. If you would like to get involved with our projects, please visit our website to express your interest.

From top left: Maxwell Hinch, Hugo Brossard, Maria Ambrose, Lachie Phillips and Charlotte Salom (Team Leader).