❓ A parliamentary question regarding Mental Health Commission subsidies for residents in metropolitan licensed private psychiatric hostels in 2011-12. The Minister's initial response highlights discrepancies in the annual report referencing, before providing answers.
AnsweredQoN 809Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
MENTAL HEALTH
COMMISSION — KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
809. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH to the Minister for Mental
Health:
I refer to the summary of key performance indicators on page
21 of the 2011–12 annual report of the Mental Health Commission.
(1) How many
Mental Health Commission subsidies were approved in 2011–12 to support
residents in metropolitan licensed private psychiatric hostels?
(2) Why was
the average Mental Health Commission subsidy to support residents in
metropolitan licensed private psychiatric hostels target in 2011–12 not
met?
(3) Why was there a subsidy shortfall of $1 589 per resident
in 2011–12?
(4) What was the total saving to government of not meeting
this target?
COMMISSION — KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
809. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH to the Minister for Mental
Health:
I refer to the summary of key performance indicators on page
21 of the 2011–12 annual report of the Mental Health Commission.
(1) How many
Mental Health Commission subsidies were approved in 2011–12 to support
residents in metropolitan licensed private psychiatric hostels?
(2) Why was
the average Mental Health Commission subsidy to support residents in
metropolitan licensed private psychiatric hostels target in 2011–12 not
met?
(3) Why was there a subsidy shortfall of $1 589 per resident
in 2011–12?
(4) What was the total saving to government of not meeting
this target?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question. I
certainly needed the time because I picked up the annual report and looked at
page 21, and there is nothing on there at all about the key performance
indicators. So I had my staff skim through the pages again to do the research
work for the member's staff so that I could find precisely what it is
she is asking and what page it is on.
Hon Ken Travers : Did you get yours electronically off the
internet?
Hon HELEN MORTON : No, I have my hard —
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Didn't you? I think you'll
find that's exactly right!
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Let the
minister finish her response. I think she is getting around to responding
directly to the question.
Hon HELEN MORTON : Yes, I am, Mr President. I therefore had a
look through the annual report at page 21, and of course there is nothing on
there. However, on page 19 —
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : I got mine off the internet.
Hon HELEN MORTON : Yes.
Hon Ken Travers : That's the problem with your
government's system, not the member's.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon HELEN MORTON : The answer to the question is as follows —
(1) There are 567 subsidies that were
provided in 2011–12 to support residents in metropolitan licensed
psychiatric hostels.
(2)–(3)
The service providers received funding as per their contracts, as stated on
page 92 of the commission's 2011–12 annual report—so
the actual answer to the member's question is in the annual report. The
target was largely impacted by resident turnover—that is, the number of
people who were admitted to and exited hostels in a year and only received part
of the subsidy—as well as the realignment of budget components that
were not decided until after publication of the 2011–12 budget.
(4) Hostels
received their funding based on the number of people residing in each hostel as
per their respective service agreements. Any savings due to a hostel not
achieving full bed occupancy are reallocated to other services delivered by
non-government organisations; therefore, all budgeted funding is expended in
the community.
certainly needed the time because I picked up the annual report and looked at
page 21, and there is nothing on there at all about the key performance
indicators. So I had my staff skim through the pages again to do the research
work for the member's staff so that I could find precisely what it is
she is asking and what page it is on.
Hon Ken Travers : Did you get yours electronically off the
internet?
Hon HELEN MORTON : No, I have my hard —
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Didn't you? I think you'll
find that's exactly right!
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Let the
minister finish her response. I think she is getting around to responding
directly to the question.
Hon HELEN MORTON : Yes, I am, Mr President. I therefore had a
look through the annual report at page 21, and of course there is nothing on
there. However, on page 19 —
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : I got mine off the internet.
Hon HELEN MORTON : Yes.
Hon Ken Travers : That's the problem with your
government's system, not the member's.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon HELEN MORTON : The answer to the question is as follows —
(1) There are 567 subsidies that were
provided in 2011–12 to support residents in metropolitan licensed
psychiatric hostels.
(2)–(3)
The service providers received funding as per their contracts, as stated on
page 92 of the commission's 2011–12 annual report—so
the actual answer to the member's question is in the annual report. The
target was largely impacted by resident turnover—that is, the number of
people who were admitted to and exited hostels in a year and only received part
of the subsidy—as well as the realignment of budget components that
were not decided until after publication of the 2011–12 budget.
(4) Hostels
received their funding based on the number of people residing in each hostel as
per their respective service agreements. Any savings due to a hostel not
achieving full bed occupancy are reallocated to other services delivered by
non-government organisations; therefore, all budgeted funding is expended in
the community.
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