Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD/C/16/D/7/2012 United Nations Convention on the Rights Distr.: General of Persons with Disabilities 10 October 2016 Original: English adopted by the Committee under article 5 of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 7/2012, Marlon James Noble (represented by counsel, Communication submitted by: Phillip French) The author Alleged victim: Australia State party: 12 April 2012 (initial submission) Date of communication: Decision taken pursuant to rule 70 of the Document references: Committee’s rules of procedure, transmitted to the State party on 9 August 2012 (not issued in document form) 2 September 2016 Date of adoption of Views: Right to enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis Subject matter: with others Admissibility exhaustion of Procedural issues: ratione temporis, domestic remedies, victim status Access to court, mental and intellectual Substantive issues: disability, exercise of legal capacity, deprivation of liberty, discrimination on the ground of disability, restrictions of rights 5 (1), 12, 13, 14 (1) (b), 14 (2) and 15 Articles of the Convention: 1 and 2 Articles of the Optional Protocol: 1. The author of the communication is Marlon James Noble, an Aboriginal national of Australia, born on 11 February 1982. He has a mental and intellectual disability and claims
United Nations CRPD/C/16/D/7/2012 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Distr.: General 10 October 2016 Original: English Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the Committee under article 5 of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 7/2012, Communication submitted by: Marlon James Noble (represented by counsel, Phillip French) Alleged victim: The author State party: Australia Date of communication: 12 April 2012 (initial submission) Document references: Decision taken pursuant to rule 70 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, transmitted to the State party on 9 August 2012 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of Views: 2 September 2016 Subject matter: Right to enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others Procedural issues: Admissibility ratione temporis, exhaustion of domestic remedies, victim status Substantive issues: Access to court, mental and intellectual disability, exercise of legal capacity, deprivation of liberty, discrimination on the ground of disability, restrictions of rights Articles of the Convention: 5 (1), 12, 13, 14 (1) (b), 14 (2) and 15 Articles of the Optional Protocol: 1 and 2 1. The author of the communication is Marlon James Noble, an Aboriginal national of Australia, born on 11 February 1982. He has a mental and intellectual disability and claims
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