Z v Mental Health Review Tribunal [2015] NSWSC 1943

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Z v Mental Health Review Tribunal [2015] NSWSC 1943 Hearing dates: 16 December 2015 Decision date: 17 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Protective List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Amended Summons dismissed. No order as to costs. Catchwords: MENTAL HEALTH – community treatment order – remitter from Court of Appeal – Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from a judge of the division dismissing an appeal from the Mental Health Tribunal – community treatment order expired shortly after decision of Court of Appeal – utility of further consideration of the appeal – whether such utility exists because Court might determine community treatment order made by Mental Health Tribunal not "properly" made – nature of an appeal under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Mental Health Regulation 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: M v Mental Health Review Tribunal [2015] NSWSC 1876 S v South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Area Health Service [2010] NSWSC 178 Z v Mental Health Review Tribunal [2015] NSWSC 1425 Z v Mental Health Review Tribunal [2015] NSWCA 373 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Z (Plaintiff) (Self Represented) Mental Health Review Tribunal (First Defendant) Attorney General of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Northern Sydney Local Health District (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K M Richardson (Third Defendant)