Community Welfare Act 1987

The Minister may—

provide assistance (including financial assistance) for the relief of persons in need or distress,

provide home support services (that is, assistance in the carrying out of work of a domestic or home-maintenance nature) to persons unable to carry out that work,

provide homemaker services (that is, services to assist families in the management of their homes) with the object of preventing the breakdown of the family as a social unit,

provide services designed to meet the needs of children,

provide services designed to meet the needs of persons who are disadvantaged as referred to in section 4 (1) (c), and

provide assistance (including financial assistance) to approved non-Government organisations whose objects are or include the provision of assistance or services referred to in this subsection.

Without limiting the Minister’s powers under any other provision of this Act, the Minister may make payments out of money provided by Parliament for the purpose of providing assistance referred to in subsection (1) (a) or (f).