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Carers Recognition Regulation 2021
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made under the
Carers Recognition Act 2021
Republication No 1
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Republication date: 10 June 2022
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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Carers Recognition Regulation 2021, made under the Carers
Recognition Act 2021 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3
(Editorial changes)) as in force on 10 June 2022. It also includes any commencement, repeal or
expiry affecting this republished law.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT
legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
• unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial amendments
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial
amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.
Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by
an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The
changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into
line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately
before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law
are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more
information, see the home page for this law on the register.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the
symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying
provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation
Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an
individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
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Contents
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1 Name of regulation 2
2 Dictionary 2
3 Notes 2
4 Annual reporting obligations—prescribed information—Act, s 11 (3) 2
Dictionary 4
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 5
2 Abbreviation key 5
3 Legislation history 6
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1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Carers Recognition Regulation 2021.
2 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in
this regulation.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the
definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or
the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and
s 156 (1)).
3 Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this
regulation.
Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
4 Annual reporting obligations—prescribed information—
Act, s 11 (3)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the measures taken by a care and carer support agency to
promote the care relationship principles to—
(i) people in a care relationship who are receiving support
services from the agency in relation to the care
relationship; and
(ii) the wider community;
(b) the measures taken by a care and carer support agency to ensure
the following people are aware of and understand the care
relationship principles:
(i) the agency’s employees and agents;
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(ii) people in a care relationship who are receiving support
services from the agency in relation to the care
relationship;
(c) the measures taken by a care and carer support agency and its
employees and agents to uphold the care relationship principles
in assessing, planning, delivering, managing or reviewing
support services, programs and policies in relation to people in
care relationships;
(d) a summary of any consultation undertaken by a care and carer
support agency with carers receiving support services from the
agency, or entities representing carers, when planning or
reviewing support services and programs in relation to people in
care relationships provided by the agency;
(e) a statement about how the agency has incorporated the care
relationship principles in the agency’s internal human resources
policies in relation to employees who are carers.
Examples—par (a)
1 distributing printed material about the care relationship principles at
community events or service points
2 providing links to resource materials relating to the care relationship
principles on the agency’s website
3 providing information about the care relationship principles to any
partner organisations of the agency
Examples—par (b)
1 developing and implementing a policy to ensure agency staff are aware
of the care relationship principles and how they relate to staff
2 discussing the Act and the care relationship principles in any induction
and relevant training programs offered by the agency
Examples—par (c)
1 reviewing the agency’s employment policies, such as flexible working
arrangements and leave provisions, to ensure compliance with the care
relationship principles
2 developing a survey to assess people’s satisfaction with the agency’s
performance for distribution at assessment and review meetings
between agency employees, carers and people receiving care
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Dictionary
(see s 2)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
this regulation.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• Act
• entity
• in relation to.
Note 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in
the Carers Recognition Act 2021 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For
example, the following terms are defined in the Carers Recognition
Act 2021, dict:
• care and carer support agency (see s 7)
• care relationship (see s 6)
• care relationship principles.
Endnotes
About the endnotes 1
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired