CARERS RECOGNITION ACT 2012 - SECT 3 Definitions
CARERS RECOGNITION ACT 2012 - SECT 3
DefinitionsIn this Act—
"care" means the provision of ongoing support, assistance or personal care to another person;
care relationship has the meaning referred to in section 4 ;
care relationship principles mean the principles set out in Part 2;
"care support organisation" means a person or body that is bound by the application of this Act under section 5;
"carer" means a person, including a person under the age of 18 years, who provides care to another person with whom he or she is in a care relationship;
"disability" has the same meaning as in the Disability Act 2006 ;
"funded care agency" means a person or body that is funded by a public service care agency and has responsibility for programs or services that directly impact on carers and the persons for whom they care;
"personal care" has the same meaning as special or personal care has in the Health Services Act 1988 ;
S. 3 def. of public service care agency amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 10).
"public service care agency" means—
(a) a public service body within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004 ; or
(b) a council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2020 ; or
(c) an entity established by or under an Act for a public purpose—
that is responsible for the development, implementation, provision or evaluation of policies, programs or services that affect carers and the persons for whom they care.