Social justice advocates are urging the Victorian government to prioritise a bill that would modernise legislation for dealing with an accused person deemed unfit to stand trial due to mental health issues or cognitive impairment.
The bill was introduced by the former attorney general Jill Hennessy in 2020 but is yet to be debated by the parliament, and would amend the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997.
