Professor Penelope June Weller
Professor
Details
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College: Graduate School of Business & Law
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Department: Graduate School of Business & Law
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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penelopejune.weller@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0003-4659-3561
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Industry Experience
Appointments
• Community member, Mental Health Tribunal (Victoria) (2016 to present).
• Deputy Chair, Department of Justice Human Research Ethics Committee (2010–2014)
• General Member, Department of Justice Human Research Ethics Committee (2008–2010)
• Independent Member, Health Services Review Council (2005–2011)
Consultancies
• Independent review of mental health legislation in Queensland for the Queensland Mental Health Commission (2014)
• Confidential report to the Children’s Commissioner in Western Australia, Research Report on Children and Young People and Mental Health Law (2012)
• Review of National Statement of Mental Health Rights and Responsibilities (2011)
• Quality review of Tasmanian mental health legislation (2009)
• Consultancy report to the National Public Health Partnership, ‘Emergency Powers and Cross-Jurisdictional Issues Regarding Outbreaks of Communicable Diseases’ (2006)
• Consultation report on the Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs Policy Consultation, ‘Towards a prevention agenda for the National Drug Strategy 2004 and Beyond’ (2005)
Appointments
• Community member, Mental Health Tribunal (Victoria) (2016 to present).
• Deputy Chair, Department of Justice Human Research Ethics Committee (2010–2014)
• General Member, Department of Justice Human Research Ethics Committee (2008–2010)
• Independent Member, Health Services Review Council (2005–2011)
Consultancies
• Independent review of mental health legislation in Queensland for the Queensland Mental Health Commission (2014)
• Confidential report to the Children’s Commissioner in Western Australia, Research Report on Children and Young People and Mental Health Law (2012)
• Review of National Statement of Mental Health Rights and Responsibilities (2011)
• Quality review of Tasmanian mental health legislation (2009)
• Consultancy report to the National Public Health Partnership, ‘Emergency Powers and Cross-Jurisdictional Issues Regarding Outbreaks of Communicable Diseases’ (2006)
• Consultation report on the Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs Policy Consultation, ‘Towards a prevention agenda for the National Drug Strategy 2004 and Beyond’ (2005)
Supervisor projects
- The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Promoting Access to Justice: A Case Study of the Legal Aid Sector in Afghanistan.
- 7 Mar 2024
- Giving proper consideration to human rights in mental health decision making
- 12 Oct 2023
- What do courts in Victoria mean by `community expectations' in the context of sentencing in criminal proceedings and options for reform?
- 23 Aug 2023
- Using 'care of the self' to advance Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations
- 5 Jun 2019
- Choice and Control? Understanding how Residents with Psychosocial Disabilities Remain in `Transinstitutional' Settings Despite the `Once In A Lifetime' Opportunity of The National Disability Insurance Scheme
- 1 Mar 2017
- An investigation into the need for further regulation of puffery in advertisements, in light of e-commerce
- 4 Oct 2016
- Corruption Cases and Law Enforcement in Public Investment: a Vietnam Perspective
- 28 May 2015
- Accountability of the Executive Branch of Australian Government: The Courts' Oversight of Officers of the Commonwealth
- 12 Sep 2014
Teaching interests
Supervisor interests
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Mental health law, Mental health advance directives, Coercion and recovery, Therapeutic jurisprudence, Mental health tribunals, Comparative law, Regulatory governance.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Mental health law, Mental health advance directives, Coercion and recovery, Therapeutic jurisprudence, Mental health tribunals, Comparative law, Regulatory governance.
Research interests
Research Areas: Human Rights Law; Health Law; Mental Health and Capacity Law; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Research Affiliations: Centre for Business and Human Rights, Centre for People, Organisation and Work (CPOW); Workforce Innovation and Development Institute (WIDI); Health, Arts, Social sciences and Humanities network (HASH); Disability Justice Consortium.
Current research projects: Informed consent in the delivery of aged care; Independent evaluation of the IMHA service.
Research Affiliations: Centre for Business and Human Rights, Centre for People, Organisation and Work (CPOW); Workforce Innovation and Development Institute (WIDI); Health, Arts, Social sciences and Humanities network (HASH); Disability Justice Consortium.
Current research projects: Informed consent in the delivery of aged care; Independent evaluation of the IMHA service.
