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Mental health advocate bestowed 2021 John Hennessy Legal Scholarship
The recipient of the 2021 John Hennessy Legal Scholarship has been named, allowing him to continue his work in undertaking vital research affecting forensic patients.
Emma Musgrave
Callum Hair has been awarded the 2021 John Hennessy Legal Scholarship.
A solicitor in the Mental Health Advocacy Service at Legal Aid NSW, Mr Hair was awarded the scholarship in recognition of his original research into “what a specialist detention option might look like for forensic patients with cognitive impairments, including intellectual disabilities and acquired brain injuries”.
The Society noted that the largest component of Mr Hair’s current work has been acting for forensic patients before the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) and Supreme Court, “which includes the cohort of persons he hopes will benefit from his research”.
“I hope to be able to use what I learn to better inform advocacy around the establishment of a specialist therapeutic facility in NSW for persons who have been found to be unfit to be tried as a result of cognitive impairment and who are serving a limiting term,” Mr Hair said, adding that as part of the project, he hopes to visit specialist disability facilities that have been established in New Zealand and other Australian states.
“The establishment of such a facility in NSW would help in bringing Australia into line with its obligations under the Convention of Human Rights for Persons with a Disability and would enhance the ability of the Mental Health Review Tribunal and the courts, in giving effect to the objects of the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act.”
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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