Carter Trust Amendment Bill
This bill closes down the Carter Trust, a charitable trust set up by Charles Rooking Carter's will. It allows the Public Trust to give the trust's money to the Carter Society and the Anglican Parish of Carterton. It also removes the need for the Carter Society, which runs Carter Court Care Home, to get government approval from the Minister of Health to change its rules or set maximum fees for residents.
What this affects
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The bill changes how a care home for the elderly is managed by removing the need for the Minister of Health to approve its rules or maximum fees.
allowing the Carter Society’s rules to be amended without the approval of the Minister of Health
section 12 of the Act may be redundant, because: fees for long-term residential care are controlled by the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018
remove the ministerial powers provided for in section 12.
Progress through Parliament
Have your say
This bill is open for public submissions to the Social Services and Community Committee. Anyone can tell the committee what they think, and you don’t need to be an expert. Submissions close 1 October 2025.
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