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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 ServicesTerms 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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