{"id":"sl-2021-30","name":"Carers Recognition Regulation 2021","slug":"carers-recognition-regulation-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"30 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173267,"registerId":"act-sl-2021-30-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Carers Recognition Regulation 2021","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCarers Recognition Regulation 2021\nSL2021-30\nmade under the\nCarers Recognition Act 2021\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 10 June 2022\nRepublication date: 10 June 2022\nRegulation not amended\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Carers Recognition Regulation 2021, made under the Carers\nRecognition Act 2021 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3\n(Editorial changes)) as in force on 10 June 2022. It also includes any commencement, repeal or\nexpiry affecting this republished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial amendments\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n10/06/22\nCarers Recognition Regulation 2021\nEffective: 10/06/22\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCarers Recognition Regulation 2021\nmade under the\nCarers Recognition Act 2021\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n2 Dictionary 2\n3 Notes 2\n4 Annual reporting obligations—prescribed information—Act, s 11 (3) 2\nDictionary 4\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 5\n2 Abbreviation key 5\n3 Legislation history 6\n\n\n\nR1\n10/06/22\nCarers Recognition Regulation 2021\nEffective: 10/06/22\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCarers Recognition Regulation 2021\nmade under the\nCarers Recognition Act 2021\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Carers Recognition Regulation 2021\nEffective: 10/06/22\nR1\n10/06/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Carers Recognition Regulation 2021.\n2 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the\ndefinition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or\nthe contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and\ns 156 (1)).\n3 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n4 Annual reporting obligations—prescribed information—\nAct, s 11 (3)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the measures taken by a care and carer support agency to\npromote the care relationship principles to—\n(i) people in a care relationship who are receiving support\nservices from the agency in relation to the care\nrelationship; and\n(ii) the wider community;\n(b) the measures taken by a care and carer support agency to ensure\nthe following people are aware of and understand the care\nrelationship principles:\n(i) the agency’s employees and agents;\n\nSection 4\nR1\n10/06/22\nCarers Recognition Regulation 2021\nEffective: 10/06/22\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) people in a care relationship who are receiving support\nservices from the agency in relation to the care\nrelationship;\n(c) the measures taken by a care and carer support agency and its\nemployees and agents to uphold the care relationship principles\nin assessing, planning, delivering, managing or reviewing\nsupport services, programs and policies in relation to people in\ncare relationships;\n(d) a summary of any consultation undertaken by a care and carer\nsupport agency with carers receiving support services from the\nagency, or entities representing carers, when planning or\nreviewing support services and programs in relation to people in\ncare relationships provided by the agency;\n(e) a statement about how the agency has incorporated the care\nrelationship principles in the agency’s internal human resources\npolicies in relation to employees who are carers.\nExamples—par (a)\n1 distributing printed material about the care relationship principles at\ncommunity events or service points\n2 providing links to resource materials relating to the care relationship\nprinciples on the agency’s website\n3 providing information about the care relationship principles to any\npartner organisations of the agency\nExamples—par (b)\n1 developing and implementing a policy to ensure agency staff are aware\nof the care relationship principles and how they relate to staff\n2 discussing the Act and the care relationship principles in any induction\nand relevant training programs offered by the agency\nExamples—par (c)\n1 reviewing the agency’s employment policies, such as flexible working\narrangements and leave provisions, to ensure compliance with the care\nrelationship principles\n2 developing a survey to assess people’s satisfaction with the agency’s\nperformance for distribution at assessment and review meetings\nbetween agency employees, carers and people receiving care\n\nDictionary\npage 4 Carers Recognition Regulation 2021\nEffective: 10/06/22\nR1\n10/06/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 2)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• Act\n• entity\n• in relation to.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Carers Recognition Act 2021 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For\nexample, the following terms are defined in the Carers Recognition\nAct 2021, dict:\n• care and carer support agency (see s 7)\n• care relationship (see s 6)\n• care relationship principles.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n10/06/22\nCarers Recognition Regulation 2021\nEffective: 10/06/22\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 6 Carers Recognition Regulation 2021\nEffective: 10/06/22\nR1\n10/06/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nCarers Recognition Regulation 2021 SL2021-30\ntaken to have been notified LR 10 December 2021 (A2021-34\ns 16 (2) (a))\ns 1 commenced 10 December 2021 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 10 June 2022 (A2021-34 s 16 (2) (b))\n© Australian Capital Territory 2022","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation appears to serve its original intended purpose precisely – it operationalises the annual reporting requirements contemplated by section 11(3) of the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep; the document is a straightforward, minimal implementation of the enabling provision."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (6 pages total, only 4 substantive sections)","Only 1 substantive operational provision (section 4) containing the actual reporting requirements","Minimal defined terms – relies heavily on definitions from the parent Act (Carers Recognition Act 2021)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and standard Legislation Act provisions","Simple list structure (paragraphs a-e) with no nested conditions or exceptions","Examples provided are illustrative only and do not create legal complexity","No conditional logic, triggers, or temporal limitations in the operative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation requires government and other carer‑support organisations to include in their annual reports how they promote, teach and apply the Carers Recognition Act’s care relationship principles, consult with carers when planning services, and reflect carer support in their employment policies. \n\nIt affects care agencies, carers and people receiving care by creating transparency and accountability—forcing organisations to show concrete steps taken to support, consult and train around carers’ needs rather than merely paying lip service."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation does not change the classes of entities covered by the Carers Recognition Act 2021. It prescribes the content of annual reports required by the Act (see reg 4) rather than broadening or narrowing who is subject to the Act or creating new categories of regulated activity."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, short instrument that prescribes specific reporting items (low legislative length and structure).","Cross-references to the Carers Recognition Act 2021 for key definitions (requires reading the parent Act to resolve terms).","Use of open-ended verbs—'measures', 'ensure', 'uphold'—which leave interpretive discretion to agencies and reviewers.","Creates administrative compliance tasks (documenting measures, consultations and HR policy statements) rather than substantive behavioural mandates.","Includes illustrative examples that guide but do not exhaustively define compliance approaches.","No enforcement or penalty mechanics set out in this regulation (enforcement would be handled under the Act or other instruments)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets out the exact information ACT care and carer support agencies must put in annual reports under the Carers Recognition Act 2021: steps taken to promote and uphold the care relationship principles, actions to make staff and carers aware of the principles, summaries of consultations with carers, and how HR policies support employees who are carers (see reg 4). It applies to care and carer support agencies and creates a reporting duty that agencies must meet by documenting measures and consultations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/carers-recognition-regulation-2021","history":"/api/acts/carers-recognition-regulation-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/carers-recognition-regulation-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/carers-recognition-regulation-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/carers-recognition-regulation-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/carers-recognition-regulation-2021/documents"}}