New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HOME CARE SERVICE ACT 1988 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"Board" means the Home Care Service Advisory Board established by this Act.
"Department" means the Department of Community Services.
"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Department.
"Hostel and Care Program" means the Hostel and Care Program referred to in section 7A (1).
"Service" means the Home Care Service of New South Wales constituted by this Act.

(2) In this Act:

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(3) In this Act, a reference to home care services includes a reference to such personal care services as may be provided by the Service in accordance with guidelines prepared by the Director-General from time to time.

(4) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.