Saeed’s hearing before the Tribunal is fast approaching! On Thursday 20 March the Tribunal will conduct an urgent review of Saeed’s case, that has been brought forward from the usual six-monthly timetable in light of the extraordinary circumstances that Saeed is facing. After a period of high…
"Forty eight hours after Saeed Dezfouli was forcibly injected by eight staff from the Forensic Hospital, he called off his hunger and thirst protest strike” said Justice Action Coordinator Brett Collins.
"On Saturday afternoon the hospital told him…
Great progress continues for Saeed’s battle!
In preparation of the pending review of Saeed’s case, he has constructed a proposed treatment plan for himself to be decided on by the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT). In this plan, Saeed accepts responsibility for his behaviour in 2002 and realises…
On Thursday 20th February 2014, mental patient Saeed Dezfouli was held face down by seven nurses and a doctor, had his trousers removed and was injected with 150mg of Paliperidone as a new trial medicine by the Forensic Hospital, after twelve years of other forced medication.
He has…
Rafe Pulley psychiatrist, Liz (Saeed’s primary nurse) Saeed Dezfouli, Douglas Holmes (consumer worker) and Brett Collins primary carer
The initiative for this meeting was an email sent 29/1/14 by Brett to Adrian Keller, the Clinical Director of the Forensic Hospital and Long Bay…
Read more: Report Meeting 20/2/14 Saeed at Forensic Hospital
The power of the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) to control the treatment of patients by the hospital was considered for the first time at the hearing about Saeed Dezfouli held on the 20th September 2013. Judicial member Helen Morgan asked Saeed’s lawyer:
“You say the Tribunal has…
Now that the injunction protecting Saeed has been lifted, he is vulnerable to the threatened forced injection by the Forensic Hospital psychiatrists. In losing the injunction in the Supreme Court, Justice Action asked the Court to determine the extent of the Tribunal’s powers and…
Read more: Developing Crisis: Injection despite new power of Tribunal
Update – 20/12/2013: Supreme Court & High Court Appeals
Two cases on consecutive days about Saeed! The Supreme Court looked at the legal power over the hospital, and the High Court looked at the same issue from an identical challenge almost exactly 3 years before.
In the Supreme…
Read more: Update – 20/12/2013: Supreme Court & High Court Appeals
Saeed's case is now before the High Court of Australia, in the latest thrust to expose the structural abuse of people in mental hospitals, and the lack of accountability to standards of respect.
The High Court has to consider whether there is a valid Public Interest to protect individuals like…
The Justice Action team outside the Court of Appeal on Friday 28 June 2013
Report on $36,000 Costs Hearing in Court of Appeal
On Friday 28 June 2013, Justices Ruth McColl and Fabian Gleeson heard Saeed Dezfouli’s application for leave to appeal. Appeal is sought against the…
Read more: Saeed: Report on $36,000 Costs Hearing in Court of Appeal
Due to a request from the Mental Health Review Tribunal, the Justice Action team was forced to remove the names of persons related to the proceedings. Our plaintiff’s name has been replaced with ‘A’. This occurs despite the clear wishes of A to have his name publicised and the basic entitlement to…
Read more: Report on A's Hearing with the Mental Health Review Tribunal
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