Oh my goodness! That is fantastic. Qld Health laws are so antiquated. When I wasn't regulated I was able to go home for a few hours after my meds and behaviour had stabilised but then I had to return to hospital and I was timed. I had to sign in and out, my bags and clothes would be searched upon my return and I would be subjected to the usual questions. The idea is that if you are well enough survive outside for a significant length of time(a whole day) and not get into trouble then you do not need to be in hospital and you are discharged after a couple of days. Our health system is just so overwhelmed that it is nothing to spend an entire night sedated to the eyeballs in mental health triage while they wait for a bed. So for us up here, hospital is solely for severely acute cases. We just don't have the beds or the resources. All other cases are handled by an outpatients service. Have you used your system down there and if so, how did you find it?