Location | Victoria, Australia |
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Also known as | Mental Health Royal Commission |
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Inquiry period | 22 February 2019 | – 3 February 2021
Constituting instrument | Inquiries Act 2014 (Vic) |
Website | rcvmhs |
The Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System, more widely known as the Mental Health Royal Commission, is a royal commission in Victoria, Australia. It was established on 22 February 2019 to investigate deficiencies in the state's mental health system and the broader prevalence of mental illnesses and suicides in the state. The commission published and delivered its interim report to the Governor on 27 November 2019 and tabled in Parliament on the same day. The Commission delivered its final report on 3 February 2021 and it was tabled on 2 March 2021 during a special sitting of the Legislative Assembly at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.