(a) a State Service Agency or statutory authority; or
(b) an incorporated association under the Associations Incorporation Act 1964
, a council or a body corporate –
that organises the doing of
community work by volunteers;
community work means work organised by a
community organisation to be done –
(a) for a religious, educational, charitable or benevolent purpose; or
(b) for the purpose of promoting or encouraging literature, science or the
arts; or
(c) for the purpose of sport, recreation or amusement; or
(d) for the purpose of caring for, treating or otherwise assisting people who
need assistance because of a physical or mental disability or condition; or
(e) for the purpose of conserving or protecting the environment; or
(f) for the purpose of promoting or preserving historical or cultural
heritage; or
(g) for the purpose of establishing, carrying on or improving a community,
social or cultural centre; or
(h) for the purpose of promoting the interests of a local community; or
(i) for a political purpose; or
(j) for a purpose prescribed by the regulations –
but does not
include work of a kind that is prescribed by the regulations as work that is
not to be regarded as community work for the purposes of this Act;
organised
includes directed and supervised;
statutory authority has the meaning given by
section 37 ;
volunteer has the meaning given by section 45 .
(2) A reference in this Part to the doing of anything by a volunteer
includes a reference to the omission by a volunteer to do anything.
