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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 6 Hansard (25 May) . . Page.. 1949 ..

5. Within three months of the end of each grant year, the Australian Capital Territory will forward to the Commonwealth an acquittal on the use of mental health reform funding in a form agreed between the Commonwealth and the Australian Capital Territory.

6. By 31 December in 1998-99, and by 30 June prior to each subsequent grant year, the Commonwealth and the Australian Capital Territory will agree on indicators and performance targets in the areas of:

    • promotion and prevention;

    • partnerships in service reform and delivery; and

    • quality and effectiveness.

7. The performance indicators and targets developed under clause 6 of this Schedule will cover, but not be restricted to, the Australian Capital Territory's activity in relation to:

    • collection of data for the National Mental Health Minimum Data Set;

    • implementation of National Standards for Mental Health Services;

    • collection of consumer outcome and satisfaction data; and

    • maintenance and enhancement of consumer and carer involvement at

Territory and local levels.

8. The Australian Capital Territory agrees to establish, and maintain over the term of this Agreement, a separate program budget for mental health services covering relevant services provided in public hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and the community.

9. The Australian Capital Territory agrees that Commonwealth funds will not be used to replace, or lead to a reduction in, existing Australian Capital Territory expenditure on mental health.

10. The Australian Capital Territory agrees to maintain a mental health consumer advisory group to provide open and independent advice to the Australian Capital Territory Minister and the Australian Capital Territory Department on mental health issues.

National Monitoring and Reporting

11. The Commonwealth and the Australian Capital Territory agree that within the term of the Agreement, a national system of reporting on mental health activity and progress in implementing the Strategy will be maintained through the production of a National Mental Health Report to be published by the Commonwealth as soon as practicable in the year following each grant year.

12. To facilitate publication of the National Mental Health Report, the Australian Capital Territory will provide to the Commonwealth, no later than six months after the end of each year or after receiving the format, whichever is the latest, Agreed Data for the preceding grant year including:

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