South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Rachel PAYNE (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:48): (1841) My constituency question is for the Minister for Mental Health. My constituent is a resident of Lynbrook. He has expressed concern around the availability of mental health services in his area and the downsizing of Victoria’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The new Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission model was established in response to the recommendations by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. It aims to ensure government accountability, implement further recommendations and address stigma. Despite this, the government has announced plans to reduce the number of commissioners from four to just one. So my constituent asks: how will the government ensure the effective implementation of recommendations from the royal commission under a single commissioner?