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Hunter and New England Local Health District v McKenna; Hunter and New England Local Health District v Simon
Judgment date: 12/11/2014
Court: HCA
Judge: French CJ, Hayne, Bell, Gageler and Keane JJ
Citation:
(2014) 253 CLR 270;
(2014) 314 ALR 505;
(2014) 89 ALJR 39;
[2014] HCA 44;
BC201409480;
Catchwords: Mental health and intellectual disability; Mental disorders; Mental health service; Duty of care to mentally ill;
Negligence; Duty of care; Statutory duty; Detention of mentally ill persons;