Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

MENTAL HEALTH BILL 2013 — REVIEW

201. Hon ALISON XAMON to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health:

I refer to the second reading speech for the Mental Health Bill 2013, in particular, comments relating to the review clause and the need for the review of the act to be timely, comprehensive and genuinely engage all stakeholders.

(1) How is planning to design the consultation process for the review proceeding?

(2) Will the government commit to involving external stakeholders in the design of the review?

HEALTH CARE — PEOPLE IN CUSTODY

HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [10.22 am] — without notice : I move —

That this Council —

(a) recognises the health needs of men, women and children in Western Australian prisons and in Banksia Hill Detention Centre;

(b) acknowledges that people in custody are entitled to receive the same level of access and quality of health care as the general population;

(c) notes that prisoners and young people in detention are excluded from Medicare; and

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