9Preparation of agency suicide prevention plans

9 Preparation of agency suicide prevention plans

9 Preparation of agency suicide prevention plans

(1) In preparing an agency suicide prevention plan, a government sector agency must have regard to the Statewide plans.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the government sector agency must have regard to the following—

(a) the objectives of this Act,

(b) the needs of the sections of the population serviced by the government sector agency that are disproportionately impacted by suicide,

(c) the effects of infrastructure and urban design, if relevant,

(d) the need for measures to enhance suicide prevention capabilities by addressing systemic drivers of suicide prevention, including strengthening systems, policies, advice, education and training in relation to the prevention of suicide,

(e) the need for measures to help promote access to advice, education, information and training to relevant staff of the agency in relation to the prevention of suicide,

(f) lived experience of the impacts of suicide and attempted suicide.

(3) The regulations may provide for a government sector agency’s suicide prevention plan to apply to another government sector agency.

(4) In this section—

relevant staff, of a government sector agency, means—

(a) staff of the government sector agency, and

(b) if a regulation has been made under subsection (3)—staff of another government sector agency to which the suicide prevention plan applies.