❓ Hon Helen Bullock questions the Minister for Mental Health regarding the costings of the Draft Mental Health Bill 2011, particularly concerning potential workload increases for mental health staff. The Minister confirms the bill has been fully costed and resources will be allocated.
AnsweredQoN 173Legislative Council
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DRAFT MENTAL
HEALTH BILL 2011 — COSTINGS
173. Hon HELEN BULLOCK to the Minister for Mental
Health:
I refer to the high number of
submissions on the draft mental health bill 2011 expressing concern that
provisions in the draft bill will lead to an increase in workload for nursing
and other specialist staff at mental health sites.
(1) Has the bill been costed; and,
if not, why not?
(2) If the
answer to (1) is no, will the minister undertake to have the bill fully costed
prior to its introduction into the Parliament; and, if not, why not?
HEALTH BILL 2011 — COSTINGS
173. Hon HELEN BULLOCK to the Minister for Mental
Health:
I refer to the high number of
submissions on the draft mental health bill 2011 expressing concern that
provisions in the draft bill will lead to an increase in workload for nursing
and other specialist staff at mental health sites.
(1) Has the bill been costed; and,
if not, why not?
(2) If the
answer to (1) is no, will the minister undertake to have the bill fully costed
prior to its introduction into the Parliament; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member very much, and I appreciate the questioning; it is
fantastic.
(1)–(2) Yes; the bill has been fully
costed. Hopefully, we will start to see some of those costs starting to come
through in the next budget, but the implementation of the bill has been fully
costed and the government's commitment to implement the bill is the
government's commitment to also resource it.
fantastic.
(1)–(2) Yes; the bill has been fully
costed. Hopefully, we will start to see some of those costs starting to come
through in the next budget, but the implementation of the bill has been fully
costed and the government's commitment to implement the bill is the
government's commitment to also resource it.
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