District inspectors are lawyers appointed by the Minister of Health under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 (Mental Health Act) and the Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017 (SACAT Act). The Director-General of Health appoints district inspectors under the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003 (IDCCR Act).
District inspectors are appointed to uphold the rights of people receiving compulsory care under the Mental Health Act, SACAT Act and IDCCR Act. They are independent from the Ministry of Health and from health and disability services.
You can contact a district inspector in your area by choosing an inspector from the list below.
For more information on district inspectors, please see the Guidelines for the Role and Function of District Inspectors.
| Region and district | Name | Acts | Phone | Cell phone | Postal address | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | ||||||
| Andrew Molloy, Senior Advisory District Inspector | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act | [email protected] | (09) 361 2429 | 021 235 1994 | PO Box 78179 Auckland 1245 | |
| Northern | ||||||
| Northland | Julie Young | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (09) 438 1925 | 021 226 3363 | PO Box 859 Whangarei 0140 |
| Northland | Darren Foster | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 021 322 075 | Foster Law PO Box 62 Whangarei 0140 | |
| Northland | Shaun Russell | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 021 103 3683 | The Pihoi Building 103 Bank Street Whangarei 0110 | |
| Auckland | David Niven | SACAT Act | [email protected] | (09) 215 8136 | 021 662 456 | PO Box 109227 Auckland |
| Auckland | Carole Curtis | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 027 480 0646 | ||
| Auckland | Rosemary Thomson | Mental Health Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (09) 303 3283 | 027 255 5028 | Arney Chambers PO Box 109224 Newmarket Auckland 1149 |
| Auckland | Prudence Free | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | (09) 378 8146 | 021 781 811 | |
| Auckland | Adina Halpern | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (09) 218 8255 | 029 200 7440 | PO Box 591 Auckland 1140 |
| Auckland | Barry Wilson | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act | [email protected] | 021 108 3826 | PO Box 33056 Takapuna Auckland 0740 | |
| Counties Manukau | Alex Steedman | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 021 178 4391 | ||
| Counties Manukau | Rosaline Fuata’i | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (09) 930 6663 | 021 621 747 | PO Box 24216 Royal Oak Auckland 1345 |
| Counties Manukau | Suzanne Clark | Mental Health Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (09) 834 8139 | 027 450 4545 | PO Box 45062 Te Atatu Auckland 0651 |
| Te Manawa Taki Midland | ||||||
| Waikato | Glenn Barnett | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act | [email protected] | 027 636 3279 | PO Box 7160 Hamilton East Hamilton 3247 | |
| Waikato | Ann-Marie Beveridge | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act | [email protected] | PO Box 14073 Hamilton, 3252 | ||
| Waikato | Terry Kopua | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 027 471 2280 | PO Box 8105 Hamilton 3245 | |
| Waikato | Lily Wilkie | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 021 585 696 | PO Box 9447 Waikato Mail Centre Hamilton 3204 | |
| Bay of Plenty & Lakes | Patricia Jones | Mental Health Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | 021 891 669 | 645 Pyes Pa Road Tauranga 3173 | |
| Bay of Plenty & Lakes | Simon Travers | Mental Health Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (07) 350 1115 | 021 121 2909 | PO Box 719 Rotorua 3010 |
| Bay of Plenty & Lakes | Sharon Stewart | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | (07) 578 3526 | 027 458 2842 | PO Box 13539 Tauranga 3141 |
| Tairāwhiti | Manaaki Terekia | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 027 364 4710 | PO Box 681 Gisborne 4040 | |
| Taranaki | Murray Cochrane | Mental Health Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (06) 769 9400 | 021 300 479 | PO Box 8213 New Plymouth 4342 |
| Central | ||||||
| Hawke’s Bay | Richard Stone | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | (06) 878 7761 | PO Box 975 Hastings 4156 | |
| Manawatu | Michelle Woods | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act | [email protected] | (06) 883 9868 | PO Box 12067 Palmerston North 4410 | |
| Wellington Region | Louise Sziranyi | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (04) 570 0442 | 021 375 060 | PO Box 31240 Lower Hutt 5040 |
| Wellington Region | Tom Powell | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 027 365 4263 | Bowen Chambers PO Box 38030 Wellington Mail Centre | |
| Wellington Region | Liz Lewes | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act | [email protected] | 021 661 611 | PO Box 13650 Johnsonville 6440 | |
| Te Waipounamu South Island | ||||||
| Nelson Marlborough | Jeremy Glasgow | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act | [email protected] | (03) 548 7129 | 022 342 2897 | PO Box 138 Nelson 7040 |
| Nelson Marlborough | Samantha Allen | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 021 087 50147 | PO Box 863 Nelson 7040 | |
| Nelson Marlborough | Lucy Patchett | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | (03) 399 3729 | BBC Legal 15 Alma Street Nelson 7010 | |
| West Coast | Anthony Whitcombe | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | (03) 768 9581 | 027 663 0144 | PO Box 247 Greymouth 7840 |
| Canterbury | Greg Trainor | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (03) 379 7780 | 027 292 9819 | PO Box 79243 Avonhead Christchurch 8446 |
| Canterbury | John O’Connell | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | (03) 379 0430 | PO Box 9307 Tower Junction Christchurch 8149 | |
| Canterbury | Nicola Ebert | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (03) 377 9956 | 027 296 0418 | PO Box 7175 Christchurch 8240 |
| Canterbury | Carol Morgan | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | (03) 420 0696 | 027 266 2655 | PO Box 15062 Christchurch 8643 |
| Canterbury | Christina Riddell | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 027 595 3197 | ||
| Canterbury | Jennifer Freeman | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | 021 223 6948 | PO Box 97 Rolleston 7643 | |
| South Canterbury | Rosemary Carruthers | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | (03) 684 4033 | 0274 356 808 | PO Box 628 Timaru 7940 |
| Otago & Southland | Max Winders | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act | [email protected] | (03) 477 9696 | 021 609 730 | PO Box 5528 Dunedin 9058 |
| Otago & Southland | Katie Lane | Mental Health Act, IDCCR Act, SACAT Act | [email protected] | (03) 477 7077 | 027 349 1311 | PO Box 5117 Dunedin 9054 |
| Otago & Southland | Richard Little | Mental Health Act | [email protected] | (03) 218 2182 | 027 503 7840 | PO Box 1445 Invercargill 9840 |
