Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HEALTH, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1992 No. 88 of 1992 - SECT 5

5. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

"(b) to assist persons with disabilities to receive services necessary to
enable them to work towards full participation as members of the community;";

   (b)  by omitting from paragraph (c) "to ensure that services provided to
        persons with disabilities - " and substituting "to promote services
        provided to persons with disabilities that:";

   (c)  by omitting from subparagraph (c)(i) "further the integration of
        persons with disabilities" and substituting "assist persons with
        disabilities to integrate";

   (d)  by omitting from subparagraph (c)(ii) "enable" and substituting
        "assist";

   (e)  by omitting from paragraph (f) "achieve" and substituting "assist in
        achieving";

   (f)  by omitting ", and this Act shall be construed and administered
        accordingly";

   (g)  by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(2) In construing the objects and in administering this Act, due regard must
be had to:

   (a)  the limited resources available to provide services and programs under
        this Act; and

   (b)  the need to consider equity and merit in accessing those resources.".