347. Hon Alison Xamon to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health:
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?
Hon Alanna Clohesy replied:
I am advised that:
(a) (i) There is no plan to merge the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health.
(ii) There is no plan to merge the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Communities.
(b) Not applicable.