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MINISTER FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE

Alcohol and Drugs

Mr Moore - Asked the Minister for Health, Education and the Arts without notice on 30 May 1990:

1. I understand that the Health Authority has appointed an

Alcohol and Drug Service Steering Committee which

comprises three Alcohol and Drug Service workers and

one Policy and Planning employee. Could the Minister

please inform the Assembly why only Government

employees have been selected for that Committee, which

is a committee of review?

Mr Humphries - The answer to Mr Moores question is as follows:-

There will be significant non-Government representation and involvement in the Alcohol and Drug Service Review. The Steering Committee to which you refer is not in fact a committee of review but a short term management task group whose role was to carry out only those tasks necessary to convene the Review Team.

The Alcohol and Drug Service Review is an initiative of my Department which aims to develop a broad plan for appropriate levels of service provision for alcohol and drug related problems into the 1990s; to consider how best to administer grants; and to develop advisory mechanisms which take account of the views of the community. The Review will take place in two stages. The first stage will be a structural and organisational review of the ACT Alcohol and Drug Service. The second stage will be examining the role of the non-Government sector and the appropriate level of service provision. This stage will be conducted next year and culminate with the development of a strategic plan. The non-Government sector will be closely involved in the second stage of this review process and has already been asked to nominate suitable representation.

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