14Other reports

14 Other reports

14 Other reports

(1) The Commission may, at any time, prepare a report on any of the following—

(a) (Repealed)

(b) the implementation of any strategic plan prepared by the Commission and approved by the Minister,

(c) a systemic issue relating to the mental health system or affecting people who have a mental illness,

(d) the funding of mental health services in New South Wales.

(2) The Commission is to notify the Minister before preparing a report on a systemic issue referred to in subsection (1) (c).

(3) In the course of preparing a report on a systemic issue referred to in subsection (1) (c), the Commission is to consult with any public sector agencies and non-government agencies that the Commission considers are significantly affected by the issues contained in the report, including by providing a draft report to, and considering submissions by, the agency.

(4) The Commission must provide the Minister with a copy of any report prepared under this section and the Minister must cause a copy of the report to be provided to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after receiving the report from the Commission.

(5) The Commission may, after a report has been prepared and provided to the Minister under this section, give a copy of the report to the head of a public sector agency and request the head, in writing, to consider either or both of the following—

(a) the report or any specified matter in the report,

(b) the steps (if any) that the agency has taken, or plans to take, in relation to a particular recommendation in the report.

(6) The head of a public sector agency to whom a report is given must provide a written response to the Minister within a reasonable time and no later than 6 months after the report is given.

(7) The response is to address any matters that the head has been requested to consider by the Commission.

(8) The head of a public sector agency must also provide a copy of the response to the Commission.

(9) The Commission is to include the response or a summary of the response in its annual report.