M. v. Alberta, (1985) 63 A.R. 14 (QB)
| Judge | McDonald, J. |
| Court | Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada) |
| Case Date | August 15, 1985 |
| Citations | (1985), 63 A.R. 14 (QB) |
M. v. Alta. (1985), 63 A.R. 14 (QB)
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M. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta
NO. 8503-09512
Indexed As: M. v. Alberta
Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
Judicial District of Edmonton
McDonald, J.
August 15, 1985.
Summary:
A psychiatric patient at a hospital applied to a review panel set up under the Mental Health Act to have cancelled admission renewal certificates issued by doctors pursuant to the Act. The renewal certificates gave the hospital authority to observe, examine, care for, treat, control and detain the patient. The review panel dismissed the patient's application and refused to cancel the renewal certificates. The patient appealed under s. 32(1) of the Act.
The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench allowed the appeal, quashed the decision of the review panel and cancelled the renewal certificates.
Persons of Unsound Mind - Topic 293
Committal - Involuntary committal - Review - Cancellation of committal orders - A psychiatric patient was the subject of admission renewal certificates issued under the Mental Health Act - Pursuant to the Act the certificate gave a hospital authority, inter alia, to treat, control and detain the patient - The patient sought to have the certificates cancelled - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench set out the criteria that the court is to consider on such an application - See paragraph 48.
Persons of Unsound Mind - Topic 293
Committal - Involuntary committal - Review - Cancellation of committal orders - The Mental Health Act, s. 20(1), permitted doctors to sign admission renewal certificates respecting psychiatric patients where, inter alia, the patient "is in a condition presenting a danger to himself or others" - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench discussed the meaning of the phrase and determined that a particular patient did not present the type of danger required by the section to support an admission renewal certificate - See paragraphs 52 to 58.
Persons of Unsound Mind - Topic 295
Committal - Involuntary committal - Review - Evidence and proof - Burden of proof - A psychiatric patient was the subject of admission renewal certificates issued under the Mental Health Act - Pursuant to the Act the certificates gave a hospital authority, inter alia, to treat, control and detain the patient - The patient sought to have the certificates cancelled - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench stated that the burden of proof in such a case rests upon those asserting that the patient's renewal certificates should not be disturbed (ie. the Hospital Board) - See paragraph 41.
Persons of Unsound Mind - Topic 295
Committal - Involuntary committal - Review - Evidence and proof - Standard of proof - A psychiatric patient was the subject of admission renewal certificates issued under the Mental Health Act - The certificates gave a hospital authority, inter alia, to treat, control and detain the patient - The patient sought to have the certificates cancelled - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench stated, with respect to the standard of proof in such a case, that the facts which the Mental Health Act makes preconditions of the renewal of an admission certificate must be proved by the hospital board by preponderance of evidence or a preponderance of probabilities - See paragraphs 41 to 46.
Words and Phrases
In a condition presenting a danger to himself or others - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench discussed the meaning of phrase as it appeared in s. 18(1)(b) of Mental Health Act, R.S.A. 1980, c. M-13 - See paragraphs 52 to 58.
Cases Noticed:
Clark v. The King (1921), 61 S.C.R. 608, ref'd to. [para. 41].
Cooper v. Slade (1858), 6 H.L.C. 746, ref'd to. [para. 41].
Smith v. Smith, [1952] 2 S.C.R. 312; [1952] 3 D.L.R. 443, ref'd to. [para. 42].
Briginshaw v. Briginshaw (1938), 60 C.L.R. 336, ref'd to. [para. 42].
Hanes v. Wawanesa, [1963] S.C.R. 154, ref'd to. [para. 43].
Cresswell v. Cresswell Estate, [1975] 3 W.W.R. 193; 56 D.L.R.(3d) 268 (C.A.), ref'd to. [para. 43].
Derrington v. Dominion Insurance Corporation (1962), 39 W.W.R.(N.S.) 257 (Man. C.A.), ref'd to. [para. 43].
Addington v. Texas (1979), 441 U.S. 418; 60 L. Ed.(2d) 323, ref'd to. [para. 44].
Re Robinson and Hislop (1980), 114 D.L.R.(3d) 620 (B.C.), ref'd to. [para. 44].
Re Johannasen (1984), 48 A.R. 15, not folld. [para. 45].
Statutes Noticed:
Mental Health Act, R.S.A. 1980, c. M-13, sect. 18(1), sect. 18(3), sect. 19, sect. 20, sect. 25(1), sect. 28, sect. 32 [para. 2].
Counsel:
R.G. Powelson, for the applicant M.;
S. Margolis, for the respondent Her Majesty the Queen;
K.P. Feehan, for the chairman of the Mental Health Hospital Board.
This appeal was heard before McDonald, J., of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, who delivered the following decision on August 15, 1985:
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