Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier: | 327272 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Indigenous, Standard 16/09/2014 |
Definition: | A person who willingly gives unpaid help in the form of time, service or skills through an organisation or group. |
Context: | Voluntary work is an important contribution to national life. It meets needs within the community at the same time as it develops and reinforces social networks and cohesion. |