690Establishment of committees

690 Establishment of committees

(1) The Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board may establish one or more committees—

(a) to assist the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board in performing any of its functions; or

(b) to provide expert advice on any matter relating to the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board's functions.

(2) The members of a committee are to be appointed by the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board.

(3) Each member of a committee is—

(a) to have expertise in the matters to be considered by the committee; or

(b) to identify as experiencing, or having experienced, mental illness or psychological distress; or

(c) to identify as caring for or supporting, or having cared for or supported, a person with mental illness or psychological distress.

(4) The Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board may decide the matters to be considered by a committee.