House Standing Committee Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Inquiry into older people and the law
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On Thursday 20 September 2007, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs tabled its report entitled
Older people and the law.
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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 7 chapters, and 4 appendices.
Older people and the law
Preliminary pages (PDF 132KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations
Chapter 1 (PDF 115KB)
Introduction
Chapter 2 (PDF 419KB)
Fraud and financial abuse
Chapter 3 (PDF 444KB)
Substitute decision making
Chapter 4 (PDF 199KB)
Family agreements
Chapter 5 (PDF 277KB)
Barriers to older Australians accessing legal services
Chapter 6 (PDF 186KB)
Discrimination
Chapter 7 (PDF 217KB)
Retirement villages
Appendix A (PDF 54KB)
List of Submissions
Appendix B (PDF 90KB)
Public hearings
Appendix C (PDF 100KB)
Exhibits
Appendix D (PDF 103KB)
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