Carer Recognition Act 2010 (Cth)

Carer Recognition Act 2010

No. 123, 2010

An Act to provide for the recognition of carers, and for related purposes

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Object of Act 4 Definitions 5 Meaning of carer Part 2—The Statement for Australia's Carers 6 The Statement for Australia's Carers Part 3—Obligations of public service agencies and associated providers 7 Obligations of all public service agencies 8 Additional obligations of public service care agencies 9 Obligations of associated providers Part 4—Other matters 10 Act does not create legally enforceable obligations etc. 11 Act not intended to exclude similar State or Territory laws 12 Regulations Schedule 1—The Statement for Australia's Carers

Carer Recognition Act 2010 No. 123, 2010

An Act to provide for the recognition of carers, and for related purposes

[Assented to 18 November 2010]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Carer Recognition Act 2010.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3 Object of Act The object of this Act is to increase recognition and awareness of carers and to acknowledge the valuable contribution they make to society.

4 Definitions (1) In this Act: agent includes a contractor. annual report, in relation to a public service care agency, means an annual report relating to the activities of the agency that is required by a provision of the Public Service Act 1999, or by a provision of another Act that establishes the agency. associated provider has the meaning given by subsection (2). carer: see section 5. care supports means policies, programs or services directed to carers or the persons for whom they care. public service agency means an Agency within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999. public service care agency means a public service agency that is responsible for the development, implementation, provision or evaluation of care supports. reporting period, in relation to a public service care agency, means a period of 12 months to which an annual report of the agency relates. Statement for Australia's Carers: see section 6. (2) If a public service care agency enters into a contract or funding arrangement with another person or body (the first entity) for the first entity to develop, implement, provide or evaluate care supports (the funded activities): (a) the first entity is an associated provider in relation to the funded activities; and (b) if the first entity enters into a contract or funding arrangement with another person or body (the second entity) for the second entity to undertake all or part of the funded activities—the second entity is an associated provider in relation to the funded activities or the part of the funded activities (as the case requires). (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a contract or funding arrangement that a public service care agency, or another person or body, enters into with a State or Territory.