❓ Hon Simon O'Brien questions the Health portfolio regarding unspent mental health funds and rejected funding applications for community mental health services. The answer clarifies that the funds are quarantined for specific mental health projects.
AnsweredQoN 3560Legislative Council
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(1) Have the unspent funds in the community mental health services for 2005-06 been diverted to non-mental health services?
(2) Which non-government or government agencies applied for funds to supply community based mental health services, but had their application knocked back due to lack of funds?
(2) Which non-government or government agencies applied for funds to supply community based mental health services, but had their application knocked back due to lack of funds?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 June 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
20 days
2) The unspent funds relate to specific public community mental health projects funded by the Mental Health Strategy 2004-2007. These funds are quarantined and cannot be used for other purposes and therefore no funding applications have been considered against these funds.
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