Victorian Numbered Acts

CARERS RECOGNITION ACT 2012 (NO. 10 OF 2012) - SECT 3

In 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 ;

"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 1989 ; 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.