Mental Health Services

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:30): This does not necessarily arise out of the minister's answer, but he has not actually responded to my concerns at all, which were expressed by the Principal Community Visitor in his annual report.

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (14:30): Again, I enjoyed the meeting that I had with the Principal Community Visitor. We discussed a number of things, including the context of his annual report. There was a recent story in the media about the length of the report. The Principal Community Visitor and I discussed other legislation that governs his capacity to give an annual report and also his capacity to deliver a special report. We discussed the possibility of him potentially doing that. We hope to have a productive working relationship. He has an important function to serve, and that includes monitoring waiting times in emergency departments.