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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 8 Hansard (9 August) . . Page.. 2963 ..


Mental Health Advisory Committee

Established under: Ministerial appointment

Date established: July 2000

Terms of operation: N/A

Reports to:

Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services

Terms of Reference

The role of the ACT Mental Health Advisory Council (the Council) is to provide policy advice to the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services (the Minister) on matters relating to mental health consumers and carers.

The Council will be asked for advice on a range of matters that may include:

Mental health service policy and planning;

Service provision to mental health consumers and carers;

Promoting the rights of mental health consumers and carers;

The impact of legislation on mental health consumers and carers; and

Issues of access and equity.

The Council consists of nine members, including the Chair. At least four representatives are mental health consumers. The remaining membership may include carers, families and friends of mental health consumers, people with an interest and expertise in mental health matters and service providers. Members of the Council are appointed as individual consumers, carers and community members who represent as far as possible, the interests of each group as a whole. They are not representatives of any specific community organisation. Representatives from the ACT Department of Health, Housing and Community Care are exofficio members.

Membership

Member Position Remuneration

(include title) (eg Chair, Member)

VACANT Chair Nil

Cinmayii Member Nil

Ms Aine Tierne Member Nil

Ms Virginia Davies Member Nil

Ms Rhonda Woodward Member Nil

Ms Brankica Trajkovski Member Nil

Ms Kim Werner Member Nil

Ms Annette Atherton Member Nil

Mr Stephen Price Member Nil


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