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 | Jun 9, 2024 | Aged care
Note 1 The consultation period has ended for the Federal Government’s Aged Care Bill and implementation has been delayed until 2025. Our firm’s submission regarding the Bill was made in March 2024 and we await publication of the document on the Department’s website,...
by Autonomy First Lawyers | Apr 15, 2024 | Aged care
This is an update on the planned overhaul of the Commonwealth Aged Care Act. Submissions from stakeholders and the general public closed on 8 March 2024. More than a dozen submissions about the exposure draft of the new Act were received by the Department of Health...
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 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...
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