# Forensic Mental Health: Tom Quilter SC, Dr Andrew Ellis and Callum Hair

An episode of [Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Division](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1390413651), 8 Mar 2026, 42 min.

Audio: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uw66ajcvi8m4kcbg/Legal_Aid_Forensic_Mental_Health_FINALbgrjj.mp3

Tom Quilter SC, Dr Andrew Ellis, consultant psychiatrist and Callum Hair, solicitor advocate, come together to discuss what happens in the legal system for people who are charged with a serious offence, who have a mental health or cognitive impairment. They examine the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020, assessing a person for fitness, and talk about why early collaboration between criminal and civil systems is important for the long-term recovery of the person and community safety as a whole. Special thanks to host Rhiannon McMillan and to Michelle McDonald and Helen Shaw for there early work on this podcast.

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