New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HOME CARE SERVICE ACT 1988 - SECT 6

6 Objects of the Service

(1) The objects of the Service in relation to home care services are as follows:

(a) to provide home care services to persons:

(i) who are ill, disabled or otherwise incapacitated or who are affected by personal or family problems, and

(ii) who, as a result, are incapable of carrying out work of a domestic or home maintenance nature without assistance or are otherwise in need of assistance to manage their homes,

(b) to ensure that, as far as possible, those services are provided so that:

(i) the independence of the person being assisted is maintained, and

(ii) institutional care is avoided wherever appropriate, and

(iii) adequate standards are achieved and maintained, and

(iv) the rights of persons to make their own decisions about their affairs are respected, and

(v) priority is given to those most in need, and

(vi) fees are based on the assessed capacity of the individual client to pay, and

(vii) disadvantaged people, such as those referred to in section 4 (1) (c) of the Community Welfare Act 1987 , have access to services, and

(viii) available resources are used efficiently and effectively, and

(ix) there is adequate planning to enable these objects to be achieved.

(2) In addition to the objects set out in subsection (1), it is also an object of the Service to facilitate the provision of accommodation designed and constructed to meet the housing and care needs of older people, in particular those on low or modest incomes.