Mental Health Act 2009

The treatment and care of a voluntary patient must, as far as practicable, be governed by a treatment and care plan directed towards the patient's recovery.

The treatment and care plan—

must describe the treatment and care that will be provided to the patient at the treatment centre and should describe any rehabilitation services and other significant services that will be provided or made available to the patient; and

must, as far as practicable, be prepared and revised in consultation with—

the patient and any guardian, medical agent, relative, carer or friend of the patient who is providing support to the patient under this

any service provider or agency that is providing treatment, care or support to the patient; and

must comply with the requirements of the regulations as to the making or contents of such plans.

In this section—

a voluntary community patient; or

a voluntary inpatient.