Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) For this Act, a
carer of a person is a person who is that person’s carer under the
Carers Recognition Act 2004 section 5.
(2) It is recognised
that very often, although not invariably, a person’s carer is a family
member.
(3) It is also
recognised that, even though a family member is a person’s carer —
(a) the
person may not identify the family member as his or her carer; or
(b) the
family member may not identify himself or herself as the person’s carer.