Legislative Council: Tuesday, March 02, 2021

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Statewide Eating Disorder Service

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding delegations. Minister, exactly what powers have you delegated in the eating disorder healthcare area after you said to an estimates committee on 26 July 2019, and I quote:

Let me stress that the delegation is concurrent. In other words, I still have the functions and powers pursuant to the Health Care Act 2008 and the Mental Health Act 2009.

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:28): My understanding of the delegations is that they are concurrent, but, as the Hon. Michelle Lensink indicated, decisions in relation to the issue that the honourable member was raising in his question were dealt with by the Minister for Human Services. He has his answer.