Carer Recognition Section 5 Unpaid carers only. Section 3 Advantages: Act 2010 (Cth) the purpose of this Act, a object of this Act is Encompasses all care ‘For ‘The carer is an individual who provides Excludes paid carers, to increase recognition relationships. personal care, support and volunteer carers and and awareness of carers assistance to another individual people undertaking and to acknowledge the who needs it because that other training. valuable contribution they Limitations: individual: make to society.’ Definition does not (a) has a disability; or Does not limit the describe any (b) has a medical condition types of care minimum or (including a terminal or chronic relationships that may intensity of care that illness); or be recognised may be used to (c) has a mental illness; or identify carers whose (d) is frail and aged. A person is not a responsibilities carer on the basis of impede workforce An individual is not a carer in a relationship or participation or the respect of care, support and cohabitation only. accumulation of assistance he or she provides: retirement savings. (a) under a contract of service or a contract for the provision of services; or (b) in the course of doing voluntary work for a charitable, welfare or community organisation; or (c) as part of the requirements of a course of education or training. (3) To avoid doubt, an individual is not a carer merely because he or she: (a) is the spouse, de facto partner, parent, child or other relative of an
Carer Recognition Act 2010 (Cth) Section 5 ‘For the purpose of this Act, a carer is an individual who provides personal care, support and assistance to another individual who needs it because that other individual: (a) has a disability; or (b) has a medical condition (including a terminal or chronic illness); or (c) has a mental illness; or (d) is frail and aged. An individual is not a carer in respect of care, support and assistance he or she provides: (a) under a contract of service or a contract for the provision of services; or (b) in the course of doing voluntary work for a charitable, welfare or community organisation; or (c) as part of the requirements of a course of education or training. (3) To avoid doubt, an individual is not a carer merely because he or she: (a) is the spouse, de facto partner, parent, child or other relative of an Unpaid carers only. Excludes paid carers, volunteer carers and people undertaking training. Does not limit the types of care relationships that may be recognised A person is not a carer on the basis of a relationship or cohabitation only. Section 3 ‘The object of this Act is to increase recognition and awareness of carers and to acknowledge the valuable contribution they make to society.’ Advantages: Encompasses all care relationships. Limitations: Definition does not describe any minimum or intensity of care that may be used to identify carers whose responsibilities impede workforce participation or the accumulation of retirement savings.
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