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 | 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...
by Isabella Biddle | Dec 16, 2021 | Community of Practice, supported decision making
Our attendance at the Sydney Disability Expo on the 4th of December has highlighted to us that a number of organisations have clients who have questions and require advice about representation and decision making. As a result, are offering free drop in consultation...
by Zabina Naem | Oct 17, 2021 | Autonomy Evaluation, Medico-legal, Uncategorized
Capacity is decision specific and can fluctuate over time. A person who may have the mental capacity to make some decisions, such as purchasing groceries, may lack the mental capacity to make other decisions, such as entering a Contract for Sale of Land or making a...
by Michael Perkins | Jul 17, 2021 | Education & Training, Employment, Private Client Services
Should lawyers, financial planners and accountants simply do what clients say? In a recent Capacity & Capability Awareness Workshop delivered to a group of CPAs, Michael Perkins was asked, “Is it not our job to do what our client tells us?”. Michael’s answer...
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