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Post by Banjo on Mar 8, 2011 17:31:00 GMT 7
www.mhs.gov.au/The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP Minister for Human Services The Minister for Human Services is responsible for the operations of the Department of Human Services and Human Services portfolio agencies. Contact the Minister Parliament House Suite M1.24 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 * Phone: (02) 6277 7200 * Fax (02) 6273 4406 * Email: minister@humanservices.gov.au NB: for any meeting and event or speech requests, please email us at minister.requests@humanservices.gov.au
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Post by Banjo on Mar 8, 2011 17:32:08 GMT 7
Human Services Portfolio structure
The Department of Human Services (DHS) consists of the Central Department, the Child Support Agency (CSA) and CRS Australia:
* The Central Department's role is to direct, coordinate and broker improvements to service delivery, provide policy advice on service delivery matters to government and ensure efficient implementation of Government service delivery; * The Child Support Agency provides support to separated parents to provide the financial and emotional support necessary for their childrens wellbeing; and * CRS Australia assists people with an injury or a disability to get a job or return to work by providing individualised vocational rehabilitation, and helping employers to keep their workplaces safe.
Human Services portfolio agencies include:
* Centrelink delivers a range of government payments and services for retirees, the unemployed, families, carers, parents, people with disabilities, indigenous people, and people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and provides services at times of major change. * Medicare Australia looks after the health of Australians through efficient services and payments such as Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register and the Australian Organ Donor Register. * Australian Hearing is one of the largest hearing service providers in the world and is dedicated to helping people manage their hearing impairment so they have a better quality of life. Australian Hearing provides a full range of hearing services for children and young people up to the age of 21, eligible adults and aged pensioners, and most war veterans.
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