707Statement of priorities with declared operators

707 Statement of priorities with declared operators

(1) The Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board and a declared operator must prepare a statement of priorities—

(a) for each financial year in accordance with subsection (3); and

(b) that is consistent with the statement of priorities prepared by the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board under section 700.

(2) If the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board and the declared operator do not agree on a statement of priorities on or before 1 October, the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board may make a statement of priorities for the relevant financial year.

(3) A proposed statement of priorities must specify—

(a) the services to be provided under the service agreement between Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria and the declared operator and the funds to be provided to the declared operator under the agreement; and

(b) the objectives, priorities and key performance outcomes to be met by the declared operator; and

(c) the performance indicators, targets or other measures against which the performance of the declared operator is to be assessed and monitored; and

(d) how and when the declared operator must report to Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria on its performance in relation to the specified objectives, priorities and key performance outcomes; and

(e) any other matters—

(i) agreed from time to time by Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria and the declared operator; or

(4) A statement of priorities may be varied at any time if the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board and the declared operator agree.

(5) If the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board and the declared operator fail to agree to a proposed variation of a statement of priorities within 28 days after the variation is proposed, the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board may—

(b) decline to vary the statement of priorities.

(6) The Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board must publish a statement of priorities prepared under this section on Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria's Internet site.

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