House of Representatives Committees

House Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into better support for carers

On Tuesday 14 May 2008, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, The Hon Jenny Macklin MP, requested that the Committee conduct an inquiry into better support for carers.

The Committee tabled its report of the inquiry, Who Cares?…Report on the inquiry into better support for carers on 25 May 2009 (presented out of session 22 April 2009).

Link to report Who Cares ...?: Report on the inquiry into better support for carers
Parliamentary paper: 100/2009
Launch date: 1 May 2009 (PDF 44KB)
Tabling date: 25 May 2009 (presented out of session 22 April 2009)
Tabling speeches: Annette Ellis MP (Chair) and The Hon Judi Moylan MP (Deputy Chair)
Date of Government response: 29 October 2009 (PDF 154KB)

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