Elder law, capacity and succession

policy archive

2021

Letter to Law Council of Australia - Evaluation of the Aged Care Quality Standards - 3 September 2021
Letter to Department of Communities and Justice - Draft Persons with Disability…

2020

Letter to Law Council of Australia - Australian Taxation Office consultation w…
Letter to SALRI – South Australian Law Reform Institute inquiry into Powers of …

2019

Letter to Attorney General of NSW - Amendments to the Trustee Act 1925 - 21 Feb…
Letter to Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW - Inquiry into the provisions…
Letter to ATO - Practical Compliance Guideline 2019-D1 – Retirement villages - …
Letter to South Australian Law Reform Institute- review of the common law forfe…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Centrelink deeming rates on bank accounts …
Letter to Department of Finance, Services and Innovation - Draft Retirement Vil…

2018

Access to digital assets upon death or incapacity
Letter to NSW Law Reform Commission - Review of the Guardianship Act 1987 - Dra…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Reside…

2017

Retirement Villages Regulation 2017
Independent review of the surety bond scheme
Review of the Guardianship Act 1987 - Question Paper 5 - Medical & dental treat…
Review of the Guardianship Act 1987 - Question Paper 6 - Remaining issues
Review of the Guardianship Act 1987 - Question Paper 4 - Safeguards and procedu…
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2016

2016

Review of the Guardianship Act 1987 - Question Paper 1: Preconditions for alter…
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2016

2013

NCAT Discussion papers 2(a) 2(b) and 2(c)
Discussion Paper Review of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007

2012

NSW Government Discussion Paper Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti Discriminati…
Inquiry into Dementia Early Diagnosis and Intervention
Proposed new Power of Attorney forms
Draft Civil Procedure Regulation 2012 NSW
Review of Birth Certificates

2011

Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws
Guardianship Consultation
The role of cheques in an evolving payments system
The proposed Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 2011

2009

Legislative Council Inquiry into decision-making for people lacking capacity
Review of the Powers of Attorney Act 2003