New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HOME CARE SERVICE ACT 1988 - SECT 7

7 Functions of the Service

(1) The principal function of the Service is to provide home care services in accordance with its objects.

(2) In addition, the Service:

(a) shall research, monitor and evaluate all aspects of its work and of the need for home support services, and

(b) shall work in co-operation with programs and activities conducted by officers or bodies operating under the direction and control of the Minister, and

(c) shall develop and administer training programs and liaise with other training institutions, and

(d) may charge fees for any services it provides, and

(e) may do all things necessary for, or incidental to, the achievement of its principal function, and

(f) has and may exercise any function conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.

(3) However, the Service cannot employ any staff.

Note: Staff may be employed under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 in the Government Service to enable the Service to exercise its functions.