240Membership of mental health advisory council

240 Membership of mental health advisory council (1) The mental health advisory council is made up of at least 5, and not more than 7, members appointed by the Minister. Note 3 Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3).

Mental health advisory council Chapter 14 (2) In appointing members to the mental health advisory council, the Minister must, unless it is not reasonably practicable, ensure that the council includes— (a) someone who is or has been a person with a mental disorder or mental illness; and (b) someone who is or has been a carer of a person with a mental disorder or mental illness; and (c) someone with experience or expertise in primary mental health; and (d) someone with current knowledge of scientific, evidence-based mental health research and practice; and (e) someone with experience or expertise in mental health promotion and mental illness prevention and treatment, care or (3) A person must be appointed to the mental health advisory council for not longer than 3 years. Note A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act, s 208 and dict, pt 1, def appoint).