The Carers Advisory Council (the Council) provides advice to the Minister for Community Services on issues affecting carers and meets regularly throughout the year. The Department of Communities provides executive support to the Council.
The Secretariat for the Council can be contacted at carers@communities.wa.gov.au
Council members
The Minister appoints up to ten members who are either carers or have knowledge of matters relevant to carers and those they care for.
Current Council members
- Ms Carrie Clark (Chair)
- Dr Kim Hudson
- Ms Alison Blake
- Ms Amber Anthony
- Ms Angelina Watson
- Mrs Ann Dawson
- Mrs Thurka Sitparan
- Dr Barbara Goodwin
- Mrs Tracey Constable
Compliance reporting
An important role that the Council undertakes is development of an annual report to the Minister on compliance of reporting organisations named in the Carers Recognition Act 2004 (the Act) with the Act and their obligations under the Carers Charter.
The reporting organisations are the Department of Health, Disability Services Commission and public hospitals. Mental Health Commission currently provides a report on a voluntary basis.
Annual Compliance Reports are tabled in parliament.
The council builds working relationships with these organisations and encourages compliance with the Act and the Carers Charter.
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