Who is a carer
5 Who is a carer
(1) A person is a carer if the person is an individual who provides ongoing care or assistance to:
(a) a person who has a disability as defined in the Disability Services Act 1993; or
(b) a person who has a chronic illness, including a mental illness as defined in the Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998; or
(c) a person who, because of frailty, requires assistance with the carrying out of everyday tasks; or
a person of a class prescribed by regulation.
(2) However, a person is not a carer if the person provides the care or assistance:
under a contract for services or a contract of service; or
(b) in the course of doing community work organised by a community organisation.
Also, a person is not a carer only because the person:
(a) is a spouse, de facto partner, parent, guardian or decision maker (as defined in section 3 of the Advance Personal Planning Act 2013) of the person to whom the care or assistance is being provided; or
(b) provides care to a child who is in the person's care under the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007.
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