Carer Recognition – Building Tomorrows Partnerships Today
Report of the Carers Advisory Council to the Minister for Community Services on compliance with the Carers Recognition Act 2004, for the year ending 30 June 2007.

Carers Recognition Act 2004  
Authorised copies of the legislation are available from the State Law Publisher
10 William St
Perth WA 6000 
Telephone (08) 9321 7688 
Cost: $9.05 per copy

Carers Recognition Act 2004 Brochure (PDF, 1.7Mb) 
Available on this site or from the Carers Secretariat by phoning (08) 6217 8518 or email carersac@communities.wa.gov.au

Carers Charter 2007 (PDF 881Kb)
Available on this site or from the Carers Secretariat by phoning (08) 6217 8518 or email carersac@communities.wa.gov.au

Carers guide to information sharing with mental health clinicians: communicating for better outcomes.
Available from the Carers WA website

Communicating with carers and families: Information sharing for better outcomes.
Available from the Carers WA website

Carers Involvement Framework
Available from the Disability Services Commission website. Navigate to the Carers section of Publications and Links.

Creating Carer Friendly Workplaces
An information kit for employers to assist employees with carer responsibilities
Available from Dept of Consumer and Employment Protection website. Navigate to the Labour Relations/Resource/Publications – Work Life Balance

Safe Carering?
On 24 October 2006 the Independent Living Centre released research into the physical impact the caring role is having on carers and how training might improve this. See the full reports on this research.