Hon Sue Ellery asks the Minister for Community Services if the review of the Carers Recognition Act 2004 is formally exploring expanding the Act's scope to include grandparents raising grandchildren. The Minister confirms the Act already covers grandparents raising grandchildren with a disability or chronic illness.

AnsweredQoN 1001Legislative Council
Asked
27 November 2012
Portfolio
Community Services

QuestionView source ↗

CARERS RECOGNITION ACT 2004
1001. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Community
Services:
I refer to the review of the Carers
Recognition Act and calls from grandparents raising grandchildren that the
scope of the act be expanded to recognise their role. Is this being formally
explored as part of that review?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
The definition of carers in the
Carers Recognition Act includes grandparents raising grandchildren with a
disability or chronic illness.

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