Patients and health services can request a statement of reasons explaining why the Tribunal made a decision in a particular case.
Statements of reasons are not precedents that must or should be followed. However, for transparency about its decision making, the Tribunal has de-identified and published a variety of statements of reasons on AustLII.
The statements of reasons below explain how the Tribunal applied criteria in mental health legislation and made different types of decisions.
WWQ [2026] VMHT 27
CLI [2026] VMHT 23
UOS [2026] VMHT 18
IWI [2025] VMHT 16
XGY [2025] VMHT 9
UMB [2024] VMHT 27
WQF [2023] VMHT 7
RGV [2021] VMHT 2
OEQ [2021] VMHT 21
CEF [2021] VMHT 27
YQT [2021] VMHT 1
FFC [2020] VMHT 5
AAP [2020] VMHT 17
DDQ [2020] VMHT 21
SUN [2020] VMHT 23
JJM [2020] VMHT 29
OYC [2020] VMHT 31
CKH [2020] VMHT 37
CFW [2019] VMHT 4
RMH [2019] VMHT 25
AQY [2018] VMHT 003
NAI [2018] VMHT 010
QXW [2018] VMHT 020
XYK [2018] VMHT 024
LNL [2018] VMHT 032
GEX [2018] VMHT 038
WWQ [2026] VMHT 27
ALD [2026] VMHT 22
UOS [2026] VMHT 18
ZGX [2025] VMHT 19
KSX [2025] VMHT 17
QJF [2025] VMHT 4
JYN [2024] VMHT 22
AQO [2024] VMHT 15
IYQ [2024] VMHT 14
TES [2022] VMHT 1
RED [2022] VMHT 2
NKB [2021] VMHT 16
OEQ [2021] VMHT 21
XWO [2020] VMHT 1
DTM [2020] VMHT 35
UPG [2019] VMHT 8
RAA [2019] VMHT 10
UTT [2019] VMHT 20
PQG [2019] VMHT 27
SHQ [2019] VMHT 30
KFH [2019] VMHT 35
OAH [2018] VMHT 009
TUQ [2018] VMHT 013
LGS [2018] VMHT 014
AIV [2018] VMHT 015
WBL [2018] VMHT 034
XAM [2018] VMHT 041
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
HHN [2026] VMHT 25
UOS [2026] VMHT 18
MGE [2025] VMHT 15
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
OEQ [2021] VMHT 21
BVR [2020] VMHT 16
SON [2019] VMHT 6
SBK [2017] VMHT 018
OUM [2017] VMHT 049
RCK [2016] VMHT 9
LQQ [2016] VMHT 17
OWC [2016] VMHT 39
ZGE [2016] VMHT 92
GXS [2015] VMHT 205
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
KWS [2026] VMHT 28
MOF [2026] VMHT 26
TBN [2026] VMHT 24
ALD [2026] VMHT 22
UOS [2026] VMHT 18
JGC [2025] VMHT 14
LNK [2025] VMHT 13
EIC [2025] VMHT 12
WTR [2025] VMHT 11
KUT [2025] VMHT 8
JJV [2025] VMHT 6
PTZ [2025] VMHT 5
QJF [2025] VMHT 4
LHB [2024] VMHT 25
YFG [2024] VMHT 21
NTC [2024] VMHT 20
WJL [2024] VMHT 12
IYQ [2024] VMHT 14
SCG [2024] VMHT 13
ORI [2024] VMHT 10
TIP [2024] VMHT 9
HHX [2024] VMHT 7
GEC [2024] VMHT 5
PHO [2024] VMHT 4
RYV [2024] VMHT 2
DIZ [2024] VMHT 1
GQA [2023] VMHT 24
ESJ [2023] VMHT 22
STS [2023] VMHT 17
OUQ [2023] VMHT 16
NHX [2023] VMHT 15
FVV [2023] VMHT 14
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
MHW [2023] VMHT 9
BLQ [2023] VMHT 8
ARZ [2023] VMHT 5
WYU [2022] VMHT 3
HUZ [2021] VMHT 3
LSH [2021] VMHT 5
PED [2021] VMHT 8
CPQ [2021] VMHT 11
CDS [2021] VMHT 15
RDD [2021] VMHT 20
ZGP [2021] VMHT 22
ZAV [2021] VMHT 24
KDY [2021] VMHT 25
XMA [2021] VMHT 26
CAD [2020] VMHT 2
HYX [2020] VMHT 10
ECX [2020] VMHT 12
JQA [2020] VMHT 15
AGD [2020] VMHT 20
CFQ [2020] VMHT 24
AMX [2020] VMHT 28
CIE [2020] VMHT 34
OSR [2020] VMHT 36
KAL [2020] VMHT 41
WON [2019] VMHT 3
LND [2019] VMHT 9
CNN [2019] VMHT 13
VGK [2019] VMHT 18
MPK [2019] VMHT 19
VUV [2019] VMHT 29
PPO [2019] VMHT 32
HGG [2019] VMHT 36
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
TBN [2026] VMHT 24
QMN [2026] VMHT 20
EIC [2025] VMHT 12
HSB [2025] VMHT 7
QHH [2025] VMHT 1
AFU [2024] VMHT 3
DQD [2023] VMHT 21
EFN [2023] VMHT 18
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
VXF [2023] VMHT 12
YAM [2023] VMHT 11
BLQ [2023] VMHT 8
NVF [2023] VMHT 6
ARZ [2023] VMHT 5
SXD [2021] VMHT 6
QGG [2021] VMHT 9
NKB [2021] VMHT 16
ZND [2021] VMHT 17
MFR [2021] VMHT 18
UWX [2021] VMHT 19
XMA [2021] VMHT 26
SHL [2020] VMHT 3
NKI [2020] VMHT 26
AKU [2020] VMHT 27
XNA [2020] VMHT 32
OSH [2020] VMHT 38
BYG [2020] VMHT 39
DNP [2020] VMHT 42
PML [2019] VMHT 1
SPT [2019] VMHT 7
JVH [2019] VMHT 11
XOZ [2019] VMHT 15
NKL [2019] VMHT 37
QGV [2019] VMHT 38
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
OKT [2026] VMHT 29
CLI [2026] VMHT 23
JGC [2025] VMHT 14
HSB [2025] VMHT 7
RCB [2025] VMHT 2
ORW [2024] VMHT 26
PCJ [2024] VMHT 19
BNW [2024] VMHT 18
GEC [2024] VMHT 5
AFU [2024] VMHT 3
EFN [2023] VMHT 18
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
VOS [2023] VMHT 13
VXF [2023] VMHT 12
YAM [2023] VMHT 11
XFW [2021] VMHT 7
QGG [2021] VMHT 9
OHZ [2021] VMHT 23
XMA [2021] VMHT 26
MGP [2020] VMHT 6
DHD [2020] VMHT 7
VDB [2020] VMHT 25
CGP [2020] VMHT 30
DNP [2020] VMHT 42
PML [2019] VMHT 1
YLP [2019] VMHT 5
LDO [2019] VMHT 22
MTW [2019] VMHT 39
KZE [2018] VMHT 012
XHJ [2018] VMHT 029
VPW [2018] VMHT 037
JVB [2018] VMHT 043
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
EAK [2018] VMHT 011
IVE [2018] VMHT 025
VUF [2017] VMHT 047
RCZ [2015] VMHT 215
KJR [2016] VMHT 38
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
JIS [2026] VMHT 21
MFG [2024] VMHT 24
OXQ [2024] VMHT 23
ZWF [2024] VMHT 17
QXH [2024] VMHT 11
BDV [2024] VMHT 8
GJR [2023] VMHT 23
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
FZT [2021] VMHT 4
CWR [2021] VMHT 10
MSM [2020] VMHT 14
BHI [2020] VMHT 19
HVT [2020] VMHT 40
HUV [2019] VMHT 2
EBJ [2019] VMHT 12
IIN [2019] VMHT 16
HXN [2019] VMHT 28
LUS [2019] VMHT 31
GJN [2019] VMHT 33
MCS [2018] VMHT 005
OZE [2018] VMHT 008
UFZ [2018] VMHT 021
INM [2018] VMHT 027
XSJ [2018] VMHT 028
XPV [2018] VMHT 031
XUP [2017] VMHT 007
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
FZT [2021] VMHT 4
LDH [2021] VMHT 14
BHI [2020] VMHT 19
EHI [2020] VMHT 22
EBJ [2019] VMHT 12
HXN [2019] VMHT 28
LUS [2019] VMHT 31
GJN [2019] VMHT 33
CTE [2019] VMHT 34
MCS [2018] VMHT 005
GOS [2018] VMHT 006
OZE [2018] VMHT 008
JSP [2018] VMHT 018
INM [2018] VMHT 027
XSJ [2018] VMHT 028
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
BGW [2025] VMHT 3
TPS [2024] VMHT 6
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
LBM [2023] VMHT 10
JVH [2019] VMHT 11
ROA [2019] VMHT 23
AIA [2017] VMHT 016
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
JGC [2025] VMHT 14
BGW [2025] VMHT 3
AQW [2024] VMHT 16
TPS [2024] VMHT 6
EET [2023] VMHT 20
STS [2023] VMHT 17
OUQ [2023] VMHT 16
FVV [2023] VMHT 14
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
TES [2022] VMHT 1
CPQ [2021] VMHT 11
AJR [2021] VMHT 13
DHD [2020] VMHT 7
GJL [2020] VMHT 9
WNY [2020] VMHT 13
YDK [2020] VMHT 18
KAL [2020] VMHT 41
VDL [2019] VMHT 14
MPK [2019] VMHT 19
UTT [2019] VMHT 20
LDO [2019] VMHT 22
NMC [2019] VMHT 24
TTU [2019] VMHT 26
PQG [2019] VMHT 27
VUV [2019] VMHT 29
LUS [2019] VMHT 31
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
Decisions made under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
KSX [2025] VMHT 17
Decisions made under the Mental Health Act 2014
TES [2022] VMHT 1
LSH [2021] VMHT 5
PED [2021] VMHT 8
AKU [2020] VMHT 27
XNA [2020] VMHT 32
TTU [2019] VMHT 26