Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 (1996 - )

From

1996

Categories

Principal Act

Location

Western Australia

The Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 (070/1996) acknowledges that not all people who come before the courts are 'mentally fit' to stand trial (s.9). The Act applies to all Western Australian courts where criminal proceedings are heard, including the Children's Court. The Act established the Mentally Accused Review Board. The Act makes provision for identifying if a person is mentally unfit and, if so, determining how to proceed with the charge and whether/where the accused person should be held in custody and under what terms.