South Australian Consolidated Acts

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 1972 - SECT 24

24—The Minister may enter into agreements for services

        (1)         The Minister may enter into agreements for the provision or promotion of family or community welfare services or other related services.

        (2)         Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may enter into such an agreement with—

            (a)         a person or group of persons with appropriate experience, qualifications or expertise in the provision or promotion of the relevant services; or

            (b)         an organisation, established for the purpose of providing or promoting family or community welfare services, or other related services, that employs staff with appropriate experience, qualifications or expertise in the provision or promotion of the relevant services; or

            (c)         a local government authority.

        (3)         The Minister should avoid, so far as practicable, entering into agreements providing for long-term care of persons in need of such care unless satisfied that the other parties to the agreement do not enter into those agreements with the object of making a profit.

Subdivision 2—Establishment of certain facilities and programmes for children