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• Centre of Excellence Advisory Group members

The Advisory Group for the Centre of Excellence in Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work was established to provide confidential, strategic and practical advice to inform Comcare’s consideration of strategies to improve mental health at work. The Centre of Excellence will bring together best thinking, drawing on research, practice and new ideas to identify solutions that meet worker needs and improve scheme outcomes in psychological health and wellbeing.

Membership

Ms Christina Bolger, Director of Work Health is the Advisory Group convener. Secretariat services will be provided by the Work Health Team, Comcare.

Members of the Advisory Group are invited by the CEO as individual experts on mental health and wellbeing at work rather than as representatives of professional or constituency groups.

Other members maybe invited with agreement of the convenor to assist with particular expertise in a subject matter under discussion.

• Centre of Excellence Advisory Group members, including biographies
  

Roles and functions

Members will provide:

• Input, ideas and advice regarding issues that have a significant impact on mental health at work.
• Feedback on program development or practices in mental health at work.
• Advice on emergent issues affecting significant mental health policies or practices identified.

Meetings

Up to four meetings will be held each calendar year, in Canberra or Melbourne, unless otherwise agreed.

Reporting

The outcomes of the Advisory Groups discussions will be reported to the Priorities Forum.

Further dissemination of the Advisory Groups discussions will be via the Comcare website and information sessions as appropriate.

Accountability

The role and functions of the Advisory Group are advisory in nature. It is not a decision making forum and will not consider issues or outcomes on specific cases or with operational matters.

In keeping with federal law, accountability for the delivery of work health and safety and workers’ compensation arrangements and decision making remains with Comcare’s CEO.

Review

The convenor will periodically consult with members about the adequacy of the terms of reference and satisfaction with the Advisory Group and its impact.

Approval of Terms of Reference

Date: TBA
Who: Priorities Forum
Next review: TBA