Keenan v Director of Mental Health Services - [2006] 3 NZLR 572

Administrative law — Habeas corpus — Applicant detained under compulsory treatment order — Explanation to proposed patient made without independent third person present — Whether writ of habeas corpus should be issued — Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 9(2)(c) and (d).

Mental health — Compulsory treatment orders — Explanation to proposed patient made without independent third person present — Whether writ of habeas corpus should be issued — Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 9(2)(c) and (d).