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 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...
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