6 May 2024 meeting of the National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee

All National Carer Advisory Committee members met in-person in Canberra on Ngunnawal/Ngambri country and online.

The Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, joined the meeting to meet the members and thank them for their commitment to make positive changes for unpaid carers. Minister Rishworth and members discussed how the Strategy will work across government.

Key items covered in the meeting included:

• The Terms of Reference were agreed by members subject to some minor adjustments. The finalised terms of reference will be published on this web page in the coming weeks.
• The national consultations process: an approach to market for a supplier to deliver the national consultations is currently being finalised. Once a supplier is on board, the exact locations and timing of the national consultation process will be finalised.
• The discussion paper and questionnaires: a discussion paper and 5 short questionnaires will be published on the department’s DSS Engage website in coming weeks as part of multi-faceted national consultation process. This will allow carers with lived experience and sector representatives the opportunity to tell government what is important to them and why. Submissions and feedback will be used to inform ongoing consultation themes and the drafting and development of the Strategy.
• Early discussions on the development of the National Carer Strategy.

The next meeting will be held online in early June 2024.