(1)  The following policy governs the treatment of voluntary patients under this Act:

(a) a voluntary patient may be given treatment with informed consent, either as a hospital inpatient or in the community;

(b) a voluntary patient can never be given treatment without informed consent;

(c) a voluntary patient may be given special psychiatric treatment if –

(i) the treatment is authorised by the Tribunal under Part 6 ; and

(ii) where the treatment is psychosurgery or a treatment that requires informed consent under that Part, informed consent has been given for the treatment;

(d) a voluntary patient can never be given special psychiatric treatment except as provided by paragraph (c) .

(2)  The following policy governs the treatment of involuntary patients under this Act who are not forensic patients or involuntary patients to whom section 66 applies:

(a) an involuntary patient may be given treatment –

(i) with informed consent; or

(ii) if the treatment is authorised by a treatment order; or

(iii) if the treatment is urgent circumstances treatment, the treatment is authorised under section 55 ;

(b) an involuntary patient can never be given treatment except as provided by paragraph (a) ;

(c) an involuntary patient may be given special psychiatric treatment if –

(i) the special psychiatric treatment is authorised by the Tribunal under Part 6 ; and

(ii) where the treatment is psychosurgery or a treatment that requires informed consent under that Part, informed consent has been given for the treatment;

(d) an involuntary patient can never be given special psychiatric treatment except as provided by paragraph (c) .

(3)  The following policy governs the treatment under this Act of forensic patients or involuntary patients to whom section 66 applies:

(a) a forensic patient, or an involuntary patient to whom section 66 applies, may be given treatment –

(i) with informed consent; or

(ii) if the treatment is authorised by the Tribunal (or a member of the Tribunal) under Division 2 of Part 5 ; or

(iii) if the patient is also an involuntary patient, if the treatment is authorised by a treatment order; or

(iv) if the treatment is urgent circumstances treatment, if the treatment is authorised under section 87 ;

(b) a forensic patient, or an involuntary patient to whom section 66 applies, can never be given treatment except as provided by paragraph (a) ;

(c) a forensic patient, or an involuntary patient to whom section 66 applies, may be given special psychiatric treatment if –

(i) the special psychiatric treatment is authorised by the Tribunal under Part 6 ; and

(ii) if the treatment is psychosurgery or a treatment that requires informed consent under that Part, informed consent has been given for the treatment;

(d) a forensic patient, or an involuntary patient to whom section 66 applies, can never be given special psychiatric treatment except as provided by paragraph (c) .