{"id":854855,"date":"2022-10-26T04:18:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T04:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/26\/queensland-to-change-laws-that-prevented-un-inspectors-entering-mental-health-wards"},"modified":"2022-10-26T04:18:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T04:18:49","slug":"queensland-to-change-laws-that-prevented-un-inspectors-entering-mental-health-wards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/10\/26\/queensland-to-change-laws-that-prevented-un-inspectors-entering-mental-health-wards\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland to change laws that prevented UN inspectors entering mental health wards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Annastacia Palaszczuk says the restrictions will be removed this year to comply with Opcat treaty<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2022\/oct\/18\/australia-news-live-victoria-floods-flooding-murray-river-melbourne-flemington-racecourse-politics-coalition-labor\">Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates<\/a><\/li><li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/sep\/23\/morning-mail-newsletter-best-daily-news-email-guardian-australia-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/13\/afternoon-update-newsletter-best-daily-news-email-guardian-australia-free-sign-up?CMP=cvau_sfl\">afternoon<\/a> news emails, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/ng-interactive\/2018\/may\/15\/the-guardian-app?CMP=cvau_sfl\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Queensland will introduce legislation that would allow United Nations officials to visit its mental health wards in a move that could leave New South Wales as the only Australian jurisdiction to refuse entry to inspectors.<\/p><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/23\/un-accuses-australia-of-clear-breach-of-human-rights-obligations-as-it-suspends-tour-of-detention-facilities\">UN anti-torture subcommittee<\/a> suspended its tour of Australian detention facilities after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/20\/nsw-turns-visiting-un-inspectors-away-from-queanbeyan-detention-facility\">Guardian Australia revealed Queensland refused access <\/a>to some mental health facilities that hold people charged with crimes, while NSW blocked inspectors from entering all of its detention facilities.<\/p><p>Sign up for our free <a 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year to comply with Opcat treatyFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland will 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