Mental Health Commission Amendment Act 2007

1: Title
This Act is the Mental Health Commission Amendment Act 2007.
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on 30 August 2007.
3: Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Mental Health Commission Act 1998
1: Amendments to principal Act
4: Title
The Title is repealed.
5: Interpretation
1: Section 2(1) provider stakeholder
a: the Ministry; and
b: district health boards; and
c: mental health service funders; and
d: providers; and
e: people with mental illnesses, and their families and caregivers; and
f: groups representing the interests of people with mental illness and their families and caregivers .
2: Section 2(2)
6: New section 6 substituted
Section 6
6: Functions of Commission
The functions of the Commission are—
a: to act as an advocate for the interests of people with mental illness and their families generally (rather than for individuals or groups), while taking into account the interests of other stakeholders; and
b: to promote and facilitate collaboration and communication about mental health issues among—
i: stakeholders and representatives in the mental health, government, academic, and community sectors; and
ii: members of the general public; and
c: to work, independently and with others,—
i: to promote better understanding of mental illness by the community; and
ii: to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and prejudice shown towards people with mental illness and their families and caregivers; and
iii: to eliminate inappropriate discrimination on the ground of mental illness against people with mental illness and their families and caregivers; and
d: to monitor, and to report to and advise the Minister on, any matter relating to the implementation of the national mental health strategy—
i: at intervals agreed between the Minister and the Commission; and
ii: when otherwise requested by the Minister; and
iii: from time to time, as the Commission thinks fit; and
e: to stimulate and support policy-makers and the funders and providers of mental health services in developing integrated, effective, and efficient methods or systems of providing care that meet the needs of their communities; and
f: to stimulate and undertake research into any matter relevant to mental illness.
7: New section 10 substituted
Section 10
10: Term of office of member of Commission to cease when Act expires, or earlier
When this Act expires, the term of office of every member of the Commission who has not ceased to hold office before that time expires.
8: Expiry and repeal of Act
1: Section 13(1) 2007 2015
2: Section 13(2)
2: Transitional provisions
9: Office of members of Commission
1: This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, held office as a member of the Commission.
2: After the commencement of this Act, a person to whom this section applies holds office for the shorter of the following periods:
a: 6 months from that commencement:
b: a term determined by the Minister.
3: Despite subsection (2)
4: Except as provided in this section and section 10 Crown Entities Act 2004
5: This section overrides section 10
10: Superannuation, retiring allowances, and compensation for loss of office
1: Despite section 9 clause 10 section 9
2: No person to whom section 9
11: Reports under repealed section 6(1)(a)
Reports that, but for the repeal of the former section 6