M v Mental Health Review Tribunal and Others [2015] NSWSC 1876

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: M v Mental Health Review Tribunal and Others [2015] NSWSC 1876 Hearing dates: 7 December 2015 Date of orders: 15 December 2015 Decision date: 15 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Protective List Before: Lindsay J Decision: Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: MENTAL HEALTH – Mental Health Review Tribunal – Appeal – Community Treatment Order – Forced medication by depot injection – Mental Health Act 2007 NSW ss 51, 53, 163, 164 Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 NSW Mental Health Act 2007 NSW Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 NSW Cases Cited: A (by his Tutor Brett Collins) v Mental Health Review Tribunal (No. 4) [2014] NSWSC 31 at [124]-[125] Damberg v Damberg (2001) 52 NSWLR 492 at 519[153] and 522[160 Harry v Mental Health Review Tribunal (1994) 33 NSWLR 315 at 322D-323B, 332G-333F and 334B-335D Marion's Case (1992) 175 CLR 218 at 258-260 Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 175 CLR 479 at 498 S v South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Area Health Service [2010] NSWSC 178 Termijtelen v Van Arkel [1974] 1 NSWLR 525 Z v Mental Health Review Tribunal [2015] NSWCA 373 at [7], [35], [173]-[174] and [181] Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: M, a natural person First Defendant: Mental Health Review Tribunal Second Defendant: Sydney Local Health District Third Defendant: Janssen-Cilag Pty Limited ACN 000 129 975 Fourth Defendant: Johnson & Johnson Pty Limited ACN 000023 709 Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Self represented First Defendant: Submitting appearance Second Defendant: Katherine Richardson Third Defendant: B Kelleher