4Interpretation

4 Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

approved home care service scheme means a scheme for the time being approved by the Minister under the next succeeding section.

approved project means a project for the time being approved by the Minister under section 8.

approved welfare service means a welfare service that:

(a) is provided, or to be provided, wholly or mainly for aged persons; and
(b) is of a kind for the time being approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act.

base amount, in relation to the expenditure by a participating State of an amount for or in connection with an approved home care service scheme, means the amount ascertained in accordance with subsection 6(4), or the amount determined by the Minister in accordance with subsection 6(5), to be the base amount.

base year means the financial year commencing on 1 July 1984.

first relevant period means the period commencing on the prescribed commencement day and ending on 30 June 1986.

home care service means a service in the nature of housekeeping or other domestic assistance to persons in their homes.

index number, in relation to a participating State, means:

(a) the hourly award rates of pay for adult wage earners index number for the community services industry for that State as provided by the Australian Statistician in respect of each month of March; or
(b) the All Groups Consumer Price Index number (excluding hospital and medical services) for the capital city of that State as provided by the Australian Statistician in respect of each March quarter.

joint body means any two or more of the following acting jointly:

(a) a State;
(b) a local governing body; and
(c) a community welfare organisation.

local governing body means a local governing body established by or under a law of a State.

participating State means a State that has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, given notice to the Commonwealth that it intends to seek each of the kinds of financial assistance for which provision is made by this Act.

prescribed commencement day means the day on which the Home and Community Care (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1985 receives the Royal Assent.