Approval of vulnerable individual’s detention and treatment at specialised mental health facility

The High Court has affirmed the legality of orders for the continued detention and treatment of a vulnerable individual at a specialized mental health facility, utilizing the court's inherent jurisdiction. The individual, who suffers from a severe mental illness and lacks the capacity to make decisions regarding his treatment, was unable to be treated as a voluntary patient due to the complexity of his needs and the absence of a statutory mechanism for direct admission to the facility. The court's decision ensures the individual's constitutional rights are vindicated, filling a statutory gap that left no alternative lawful mechanism to secure his treatment.