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Answers to questions

Mental health services—patient deaths
(Question No 506)

Mrs Jones asked the Minister for Mental Health, upon notice, on 8 October 2021:

How many deaths in care (within the meaning of the section 3BB of the Coroners Act 1997), (a) occurred and (b) were referred to the coroner, (i) in 2018-19, (ii) in 2019-20, (iii) in 2020-21 and (iv) from 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021.

Ms Davidson: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1)

ACT Policing reports all deaths in care, as defined in section 3BB of the Coroners Act 1997, to the ACT Coroner.

The number of such deaths reported in each year requested is as follows.

(i) in 2018-19

Two deaths of persons subject to mental health orders were reported to the ACT Coroner.

(ii) in 2019-20

Seven deaths of persons subject to mental health orders were reported to the ACT Coroner.

(iii) in 2020-21

Five deaths of persons subject to mental health orders were reported to the ACT Coroner.

(iv) from 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021

To 30 September 2021, two deaths of persons subject to mental health orders were reported to the ACT Coroner.

Environment—Healthy Waterways project
(Question No 583—revised answer)

Ms Lawder asked the Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction, upon notice, on 11 February 2022:

Further to the response to question on notice No 232, can the Minister provide (a) the Healthy Waterways progress reports, including final and evaluation reports, (b) the Healthy Waterways Business Case, (c) Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation (MUSIC) models for assets, as supplied to the Government according to the 2016 Alluvium report, (d) detailed design MUSIC models and (e) the Healthy Waterways Operation and Maintenance manuals.

Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(a) These reports are still being finalised and will be released on their completion, before the end of this financial year. The Final Report will be posted on the Healthy Waterways website and the Evaluation Report will be made available either directly or via the ACT Government’s Open Access Information Portal.

(b) The Healthy Waterways Business Case (‘Final Supplementary Report - 9 Feb 2016’) was released to you as a part of Freedom of Information (FOI) request 21/42215.


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