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Attachment C

SCHEDULE B - MENTAL HEALTH REFORMS

Introduction

1 All Health Ministers have endorsed the National Mental Health Policy, the Second National Mental Health Plan and the Mental Health Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, which together constitute the renewed National Mental Health Strategy. The National Mental Health Policy is an agreed broad strategy for the reform of the mental health sector across all States and Territories. The Second National Mental Health Plan outlines a five year program of action in specific areas. The Commonwealth and the Australian Capital Territory will work towards the development of output based performance indicators and targets over the life of the Agreement. Both the Policy and the Plan represent a co-operative approach to mental health reform in Australia.

Definitions

2. Within this Schedule the following definitions apply unless the contrary intention appears:

"Agreed Data" means that data agreed by the Working Group or between the Commonwealth and the Australian Capital Territory, as amended from time to time, as being appropriate and feasible for States and Territories to provide annually for analysis and publication by the Commonwealth in the National Mental Health Report;

"Plan" means the Second National Mental Health Plan, as agreed by Health Ministers;

"Policy" means the National Mental Health Policy agreed by Health Ministers at their conference in April 1992;

"Strategy" means the National Mental Health Strategy, which comprises the National Mental Health Policy, the Second National Mental Health Plan, the Mental Health Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and this Schedule; and

"Working Group" means the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council National Mental Health Working Group, which comprises representatives from each of the States and Territories, the Commonwealth, a consumer or carer representative, and the Chair of the Mental Health Council of Australia.

3. Unless the contrary intention appears, all terms used in this Schedule will carry the same meaning as those used in the Plan.

Operation of the Schedule

4. The Commonwealth and the Australian Capital Territory agree to pursue a program of mental health reform consistent with the objectives of the Policy and the strategies outlined in the Plan.

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