❓ Hon. Alison Xamon asks the Minister for Mental Health if the government plans to merge the Mental Health Commission with the Department of Health or Communities, given their pre-election commitment to retain it as a stand-alone entity. The Minister confirms there are no such plans.
AnsweredQoN 347Legislative Council
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I refer to WA Labor’s pre-election commitment to retain a stand-alone Mental Health Commission, and I ask:
(a) will the Minister please advise whether the Government plans, as part of further Machinery of Government changes, to merge the Mental Health Commission with:
(i) the Department of Health, or; and
(ii) the Department of Communities; and
(b) if yes to either (i) or (ii), how does the Minister justify breaking the commitment to retain a stand-alone Mental Health Commission?
(a) will the Minister please advise whether the Government plans, as part of further Machinery of Government changes, to merge the Mental Health Commission with:
(i) the Department of Health, or; and
(ii) the Department of Communities; and
(b) if yes to either (i) or (ii), how does the Minister justify breaking the commitment to retain a stand-alone Mental Health Commission?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
31 October 2017
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
9 days
(a)(i) There is no plan to merge the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. (a)(ii) There is no plan to merge the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Communities. (b) Not applicable.
(a)(ii) There is no plan to merge the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Communities. (b) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(a)(ii) There is no plan to merge the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Communities. (b) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
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