The IMM recommends that the Government:
39. Implement the formal recommendation, made in the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, to repeal and replace the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, in partnership with people with experience of mental distress, including wide consultation with tāngata whaikaha, without delay
40. Action paragraphs 33 and 34 of the Disability Committee’s Concluding Observations, to eliminate detention in medical facilities on the basis of (actual or perceived) disability, provide treatment only on the basis of free and informed consent, and eliminate the use of seclusion and restraint in medical facilities.
41. Ensure that the review required by section 120 of the Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017 is implemented comprehensively.