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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 8 Hansard (9 August) . . Page.. 2950 ..
Community and Health Rights Advisory Committee
Established under: Community and Health Services Complaints Act 1993
Date established: 1993
Terms of operation: Community and Health Services Complaints Act 1993 (S62)
Reports to:
Minister for Health, Housing and Community ServicesTerms of Reference
Community and Health Services Complaints Act 1993
"62. Functions
The functions of the Council are-a) to advise the Minister and the Commissioner in relation to the redress of grievances relating to community services and health services or their provision;
(b) to advise the Minister on-
(i) the means of educating and informing users, providers and the public on the availability of means for making community service and health service complaints or expressing grievances in relation to community services and health services or their provision;
(ii) the operation of this Act; and
(iii) any other matter on which the Minister requests the advice of the Council; and
(c) to refer to the Commissioner any matter that may properly be dealt with by the Commissioner under this Act and that, in the view of the Council, should be so referred.
63. Membership
(1) The Council shall consist of the following members:(a) a Chairperson;
(b) 1 person who, in the opinion of the Minister, is qualified, by reason of experience and expertise, to represent the interests of users of health services;
(c) 1 person who, in the opinion of the Minister, is qualified, by reason of experience and expertise, to represent the interests of users of services for aged people;
(d) 1 person who, in the opinion of the Minister, is qualified, by reason of experience and expertise, to represent the interests of users of services for people with a disability;
(e) 2 persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are qualified, by reason of experience and expertise, to represent the interests of providers;
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