by Michael Perkins | Feb 20, 2024 | Aged care, Decision Making Ability, Legal, Opinion, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, supported decision making, Trusts and Estates, Vulnerability
The consultation about the Aged Care Bill 2023 (the Bill) has been extended to 8 March 2024. For more information about this consultation see https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-act/consultation. This Bill remains a work in progress with the funding...
by Michael Perkins | Dec 13, 2023 | Financial services, Opinion, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, Trusts and Estates, wealth management
In his article, Is My Wealth Actually Diversified?, Liam Walker of Maqro Capital Pty focuses on hard decisions in managing investment portfolios for long term results – think of that as crafting choices about how to invest your financial or investment assets. Our...
by Michael Perkins | Dec 6, 2023 | Financial services, Opinion, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, Trusts and Estates, wealth management
Grow together: the importance of collaborative working as a business model The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) was formed in April 2023, from a merger of the Financial Planning Association of Australia Limited (FPA) and the Association of Financial...
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 Michael Perkins | Mar 7, 2023 | Aged care, Autonomy Evaluation, Elder abuse, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, supported decision making
On 24 January 2023, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability published its report titled, “Diversity, dignity, equity and best practice: a framework for supported decision-making”. The report can be...
by Michael Perkins | Nov 1, 2022 | Aged care, Education & Training, Elder abuse, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, supported decision making, Working collaboratively
It’s up to us – the rising significance of family, carers and informal support systems While politicians and Government will try to improve services being delivered to ageing and disabled Australians, in our experience, it is family, carers and community volunteers...
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