Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year but no later than the following 31 October, the chief psychiatrist must submit to the Secretary an annual report containing—
(a) information on the operations and activities undertaken by the chief psychiatrist during the financial year; and
(b) an analysis of the data and information reported to the chief psychiatrist during the financial year; and
(c) a summary of any amendments made during the financial year to the standards, guidelines or practice directions issued by the chief psychiatrist that may impact on the performance of electroconvulsive treatment on young persons; and
"(d) the number of young persons (irrespective of whether the young persons were patients) who received one or more courses of electroconvulsive treatment at a designated mental health service during the financial year.
(2) As soon as practicable after receiving an annual report, the Secretary must publish the annual report on the Department of Health's Internet website.
(3) The chief psychiatrist must submit a written report to the Minister before 1 November 2019 in relation to the period starting on 1 July 2014 and ending on 30 June 2019 that—
(a) states the number of young persons (irrespective of whether the young persons were patients) who received one or more courses of electroconvulsive treatment at a designated mental health service; and
(b) provides details of the clinical outcomes for those young persons resulting from receiving one or more courses of electroconvulsive treatment.
(4) The report referred to in subsection (3) must not include any information that may identify a person.
(5) Sections 140 and 141 apply to any information or document gained by, provided to, or created by, the chief psychiatrist in the course of preparing the report referred to in subsection (3) as if that preparation were a clinical practice audit.
(6) Within 14 sitting days after receiving the report referred to in subsection (3), the Minister must cause a copy of that report be tabled in each House of the Parliament.
(7) In this section—
"young person" means a person under the age of 18 years.