by Michael Perkins | Jun 9, 2024 | Aged care, Elder abuse
The law in NSW is evolving this year to improve a person’s autonomy to defend their decision-making rights. As a cognitive responsive law firm, Autonomy First Lawyers is at the forefront of responding to these changes, consistently looking for ways to support our...
by Michael Perkins | Feb 29, 2024 | Aged care, Decision Making Ability, Elder abuse, Legal, Opinion, Vulnerability
Aged Care Bill 2023 (ACB) – Michael Perkins’ Review and Reflection Introduction The Commonwealth Government released an exposure draft of this Bill on 14 December 2023. This draft was originally open for consultation until 16 February 2024. There has been such...
by Kathy Salter | Jan 22, 2024 | Aged care, Decision Making Ability, Education & Training, Elder abuse
Australia’s population is ageing Australia’s population is ageing. According to the Australian Government’s Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) statistics, at 30 June 2020, approximately 4.2 million people (16% of Australia’s total population) were aged...
by Michael Perkins | Nov 12, 2023 | Elder abuse, Financial services, Opinion, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, Trusts and Estates, wealth management
It is time to have your say about achieving greater consistency in laws for financial enduring powers of attorney. The Federal Government has released a Consultation Paper focused on addressing financial elder abuse and achieving greater consistency in laws for...
by Clarence Leung | Sep 10, 2023 | Aged care, business law, Decision Making Ability, Elder abuse, Succession, Succession Planning (After Death)
In this article, Clarence Leung, Special Counsel, Autonomy First Lawyers, gives an overview of the issue of elder financial abuse in the context of business succession planning in relation to Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) and risk management initiatives. Part 1)...
by Michael Perkins | Apr 27, 2023 | Aged care, Autonomy Evaluation, Decision Making Ability, Elder abuse, residential care decisions, Vulnerability
Michael Perkins gives an Australian perspective on the distinction between vulnerability and decision-making abilities This article was first published in, and is reprinted with the kind permission of, the Step Journal. Michael Perkins, ‘A trigger for concern’, STEP...
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