Community Welfare Act 1987 (NSW)

Community Welfare Act 1987 No 52

An Act with respect to community welfare.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Community Welfare Act 1987.

2 Commencement (1) Except as provided by subsections (2) and (3), this Act shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Sections 14, 15 and 16 shall commence on such day or days as may be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette. (3) Part 6 shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires— approved non-Government organisation means a corporation, society, association or other body of persons, not being the Crown, approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act. child means a person who is under the age of 18 years. committee means an advisory committee referred to in section 17. Community Disaster Relief Fund means the fund referred to in section 39. Community Welfare Fund means the fund referred to in section 12. community welfare legislation means— (a) this Act and any other Act administered by the Minister within the Department, and (b) any instrument under this Act or any other such Act, Department means the Department of Family and Community Services. disabled person means an intellectually disabled person or a physically disabled person. employee means a person employed in the Department. facility, in relation to any provision of the community welfare legislation, means any premises the subject of an order in force under section 3A (1) in respect of that provision. intellectual impairment, in relation to a person, means any defect or disturbance in the normal structure and functioning of the person's brain, whether arising from a condition subsisting at birth or from illness or injury. intellectually disabled person includes a person who, as a result of disabilities arising from intellectual impairment, is substantially limited in one or more major life activities. physical impairment, in relation to a person, means any defect or disturbance in the normal structure and functioning of the person's body, whether arising from a condition subsisting at birth or from illness or injury, but does not include intellectual impairment. physically disabled person includes a person who, as a result of having a physical impairment to his or her body, and having regard to any community attitudes relating to persons having the same physical impairment as that person and to the physical environment, is limited in his or her opportunities to enjoy a full and active life. regulation means a regulation made under this Act. Secretary means the Secretary of the Department. (2) In this Act— (a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and (b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.