Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The functions of
the Chief Mental Health Advocate are —
(a)
ensuring that identified persons are visited or otherwise contacted in
accordance with section 357; and
(b)
promoting compliance with the Charter of Mental Health Care Principles by
mental health services; and
(c)
preparing and publishing information about, and promoting, the role of mental
health advocates and how to contact the Chief Mental Health Advocate; and
(d)
developing standards and protocols for the performance by mental health
advocates of their functions under this Act; and
(e)
ensuring that mental health advocates receive adequate training in relation to
the performance of their functions under this Act; and
(f)
providing advice, assistance, control and direction to mental health advocates
engaged under section 350(1) in relation to the performance of their functions
under this Act; and
(g)
ensuring compliance with any directions given by the Minister under
section 354(1) or the Chief Mental Health Advocate under paragraph (f); and
(h) any
other functions conferred on the Chief Mental Health Advocate by this Act or
another written law.
(2) The function of
the Chief Mental Health Advocate under subsection (1)(c) does not include the
publication of personal information about a person who has or may have a
mental illness.