Page 5016 - Week 13 - Thursday, 2 November 2017

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2. Programs run for 10 weeks.

a. Hours a day

i. CIT is contracted for 9 hours per week

ii. Nutrition Australia is contracted for 3 hours per week

iii. Alcohol and Drug Service will provide 4 hours per week

iv. Healthy Country will provide 5 hours per week.

b. Days a week for each one

i. CIT will deliver on Monday and Wednesday

ii. Nutrition Australia will deliver on Monday through Wednesday

iii. Alcohol and Drug Service will deliver on Tuesday

iv. Healthy Country will deliver on Thursday

c. Days over the course of the 10 weeks

i. See above

3. The costs of the programs (ex GST) are as follows:

CIT program development and delivery $68,200

Nutrition Australia program development and delivery $46,372.50

The Health Country Program and the Alcohol and Drugs Service relapse prevention programs are being delivered at no cost to the NBHF.

4. Programs are delivered Monday through Thursday. The NBHF is a voluntary program and clients are free to engage in other activities outside of program hours.

5. I draw the member’s attention to my statement on the Hansard of 12 September 2017, pages 8 through 12.

6. The NBHF Service Manager has responsibility for the day to day oversight of the NBHF. The delivery of programs will be monitored according to the agreements between ACT Health and the service providers.

7. The individual service providers are responsible for the engagement of qualified staff to deliver their programs.

ACT Health understands a number of staff of the service providers identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Specifically:

a. The CIT program will be taught by two Aboriginal Teachers, supported by an additional seven Aboriginal staff and an Aboriginal director.

b. Healthy Country will be delivered by one Aboriginal staff member.

c. The Alcohol and Drug Service will include one Aboriginal staff member.

8. I draw the Members attention to my statement on the Hansard of 12 September 2017, pages 8 through 12.

9. See answer to question 10.

10. a. I draw the member’s attention to the motion as agreed to by the ACT Legislative Assembly on 20 September 2017, Hansard pages 86-87.

b. It has not yet been determined who will conduct this review.

c. The specific measures have not yet been determined however the review will examine, amongst other things:

i. the appropriateness and effectiveness of the staffing structure,


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