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1958 Saeed Dezfouli born in Iran.  1983 Migrated to Australia. Immediately began studying a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in political sciences.  1986 Saeed became a citizen of Australia, and began working as a court interpreter for the Ethnic Affairs Commission NSW, 2001 Throughout 2001, Saeed received death threats. Decided to take action, and thus warned […]

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 Court, Justice Lindsay listened to arguments all

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 that power?”[1] After hearing all arguments the Tribunal

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 Saeed who come under the

Justice Action has a case around “A”, before the Mental Health Review Tribunal. It will define the rights of people and their carers to challenge their treatment in mental hospitals. Although the language of government responses to mental health support is changing rapidly to the “person-centred approach of recovery”, the reality on the ground is still authoritarian with

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 freely and publicly

Saeed and all other forensic patients have been denied a right to undertake courses in education, to access legal materials, work and earn mone.  The Education Rights Of Forensic Patients The Right Of Access To Education For Forensic Patients

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 cost order of $36,000 made by Justice Johnson