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Queensland Mental Health Commission Act 2013
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### sec.4 Object
The object of this Act is to establish the Queensland Mental Health Commission to drive ongoing reform towards a more integrated, evidence-based, recovery-oriented mental health and substance misuse system.
The object is mainly achieved by—
developing a whole-of-government strategic plan that—
provides for coordinated action by relevant agencies involved in the delivery of relevant services; and
promotes the best interests of—
people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and
people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and
drives innovation and best practice through knowledge sharing, research and evidence-based policy and practice; and
encourages integration of relevant services; and
monitoring, reviewing and reporting on issues affecting—
people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and
people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and
promoting prevention, early intervention and community awareness strategies.
(sec.4-ssec.1) The object of this Act is to establish the Queensland Mental Health Commission to drive ongoing reform towards a more integrated, evidence-based, recovery-oriented mental health and substance misuse system.
(sec.4-ssec.2) The object is mainly achieved by— developing a whole-of-government strategic plan that— provides for coordinated action by relevant agencies involved in the delivery of relevant services; and promotes the best interests of— people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and drives innovation and best practice through knowledge sharing, research and evidence-based policy and practice; and encourages integration of relevant services; and monitoring, reviewing and reporting on issues affecting— people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and promoting prevention, early intervention and community awareness strategies.
- (a) developing a whole-of-government strategic plan that— (i) provides for coordinated action by relevant agencies involved in the delivery of relevant services; and (ii) promotes the best interests of— (A) people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and (B) people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and (iii) drives innovation and best practice through knowledge sharing, research and evidence-based policy and practice; and (iv) encourages integration of relevant services; and
- (i) provides for coordinated action by relevant agencies involved in the delivery of relevant services; and
- (ii) promotes the best interests of— (A) people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and (B) people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and
- (A) people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and
- (B) people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and
- (iii) drives innovation and best practice through knowledge sharing, research and evidence-based policy and practice; and
- (iv) encourages integration of relevant services; and
- (b) monitoring, reviewing and reporting on issues affecting— (i) people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and (ii) people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and
- (i) people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and
- (ii) people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and
- (c) promoting prevention, early intervention and community awareness strategies.
- (i) provides for coordinated action by relevant agencies involved in the delivery of relevant services; and
- (ii) promotes the best interests of— (A) people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and (B) people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and
- (A) people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and
- (B) people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and
- (iii) drives innovation and best practice through knowledge sharing, research and evidence-based policy and practice; and
- (iv) encourages integration of relevant services; and
- (A) people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and
- (B) people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and
- (i) people with mental health or substance misuse issues, and their families, carers and support persons; and
- (ii) people who are vulnerable to, or otherwise at significant risk of, developing mental health or substance misuse issues; and