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High Court, in habeas corpus proceedings, refuses to order the release of the applicant, as a mentally unwell patient involuntarily detained at a mental health hospital, where the appearance of an error regarding the correct date on the initial 'admission' order has no 'domino effect' which taints the validity and/or legality of a subsequent 'renewal' order holding the applicant presently against his will.
Habeas Corpus - applicant involuntarily detained at mental health hospital pursuant to a renewal order issued under mental health legislation - initial admission order inadvertently dated with the incorrect year - initial order supplanted by new, separate and extant renewal order - legislative provisions providing for admission and renewal - so-called 'domino effect' of the tainting of a renewal order arising from a flaw in an admission order - no evidence of such an effect on the facts - renewal order accepted to be valid on its face - Article 40 considerations - detention is entirely and unambiguously lawful - application for release refused.
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