Commissioner of Police v Hastwell - [1987] 1 NZLR 468

Tort — Wrongful arrest and false imprisonment — Application for leave to bring proceedings against the Crown — Applicant was apprehended in his home by the police in purported exercise of their powers under the Mental Health Act and taken to a psychiatric hospital — Whether the police acted with lawful authority — Whether leave to bring proceedings should be granted — Mental Health Act 1969, ss 35 and 124.