Re W - [1994] 3 NZLR 600

Mental health — Mentally disordered persons — Parens patriae jurisdiction — Application for leave to apply to Family Court for declaration as to lack of consent to marriage — Extent of Court's inherent jurisdiction — Judicature Act 1908, s 17 - Mental Health Act 1969, s 129 - Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 136 - Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988, s 114.