307Functions of a regional mental health and wellbeing board

307 Functions of a regional mental health and wellbeing board

A regional mental health and wellbeing board has the following functions in respect of the region for which it is responsible—

(a) to advise the Minister on any of the following—

(i) service, capital and workforce planning for mental health and wellbeing services including prevention and early intervention and suicide prevention and response services;

(ii) funding for mental health and wellbeing services including prevention and early intervention and suicide prevention and response services;

(iii) approaches to monitoring and evaluating the performance of mental health and wellbeing service providers;

(iv) supporting the development of mental health and wellbeing service providers;

(v) supporting an integrated approach to the planning and delivery of mental health and wellbeing services and other health and social services that may support people to obtain good mental health and wellbeing including the convening of regional multiagency panels;

(vi) facilitating the use of research and innovation by mental health and wellbeing service providers;

(vii) maintaining service directory information to assist people to access services;

(viii) any other matter relating to mental health and wellbeing referred to a regional mental health and wellbeing board by the Minister; and

(b) to engage with persons receiving mental health and wellbeing services and their families, carers and supporters, mental health and wellbeing service providers and the wider community in order to advise the Minister for the purposes of paragraph (a).