Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2015 - SECT 12

    (1)     For this Act, a person is a carer if the person provides personal care, support or assistance to a person who has a mental disorder or mental illness.

    (2)     However, a person is not a carer for another person—

        (a)     in relation to care, support or assistance that is provided—

              (i)     under a commercial arrangement, or an arrangement that is substantially commercial; or

              (ii)     in the course of doing voluntary work for a charitable, welfare or community organisation; or

              (iii)     as part of a course of education or training; or

        (b)     just because the person is the domestic partner, parent, child or other relative, or guardian of the other person; or

        (c)     just because the person lives with the other person.