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 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...
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