427Annual report

427 Annual report

(1) By 31 October each year, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission must submit a report to the Minister on the performance of its functions under this Act during the financial year ending on the immediately preceding 30 June.

(2) An annual report must include the following—

(a) a review of the Commission's activities during the financial year;

(b) a review of the Commission's compliance with the mental health and wellbeing principles during the financial year;

(c) an overview of any actions taken during the financial year by the Commission to promote the objectives of this Act;

(d) a review of the performance, quality and safety of the mental health and wellbeing system during the financial year, including—

(i) the use of restrictive interventions in the provision of mental health and wellbeing services, including on the use of restrictive interventions compared with the targets set by the Health Secretary under section 254(h); and

(ii) the use of compulsory treatment; and

(iii) the incidence of gender-based violence at bed-based mental health and wellbeing services; and

(iv) the incidence of suicide at the premises of mental health and wellbeing service providers;

(e) a review of the State's progress during the financial year in relation to the implementation of recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System;

(f) a review of the progress during the financial year in relation to improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes in the Victorian community;

(g) details of any reports of the Commission that are published about the performance, quality or safety of the mental health and wellbeing system;

(h) the number and outcome of complaints made to the Commission in the financial year;

(i) the number and outcome of investigations conducted by the Commission in the financial year, including details in relation to the service of compliance notices;

(j) the number and outcome of inquiries conducted by the Commission in the financial year;

(k) a summary of actions taken that demonstrate that reasonable efforts have been made by the Commission to comply with the mental health and wellbeing principles;

(l) any other information specified in writing by the Minister;

(m) any other information determined by the Commission.

(3) After a report under this section is received by the Minister, the Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 14 sitting days of the relevant House.