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Older people and the law

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Appendix C – Exhibits

1 CONFIDENTIAL
2 Stop Abuse of Older People (brochure produced by The Australian Pensioners’ and Superannuants’ League Queensland Inc) 
3 CONFIDENTIAL
4 CONFIDENTIAL
5 CONFIDENTIAL
6 Citizens Advice Bureau et al in Australia (list of contact details)
7 CONFIDENTIAL
8 CONFIDENTIAL
9 CONFIDENTIAL
10 CONFIDENTIAL
11 Newspaper extracts and advertisements (provided by Mr & Mrs Leo & Frances Kelly)
12 Are You Retired or About to Retire?(brochure produced by the Association of Independent Retirees Ltd)
13 Newsletter of the Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages Inc, May 2006
14 CONFIDENTIAL
15 CONFIDENTIAL
16 Extract of US report ‘Undue Influence and Financial Exploitation with case study’
17 CONFIDENTIAL
18 CONFIDENTIAL
19 IN FACT Newsletter, September 2006
20 CONFIDENTIAL
21 Queensland Retirement Village Industry (brochure of the Association of residents of Queensland Retirement Villages)
22 CONFIDENTIAL
23 CONFIDENTIAL
24 CONFIDENTIAL
25 CONFIDENTIAL
26 CONFIDENTIAL
27 Additional material from members of the Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages (Inc), provided by Mrs Maureen Walsh
28 CONFIDENTIAL
29 Material on US jurisdictions with religious accommodations in their civil adult abuse and neglect laws, provided by Christian Science Australia
30 CONFIDENTIAL
31 Warning: Systematic Stealing of Peoples Homes and Assets, flyer from the Alternative Guardian, a division of The Oppressed People of Australia Inc
32 CONFIDENTIAL
33 Social Security Fraud Committed by Older People (provided by the Legal Aid Commission of NSW)
34 Public Justice, Private Lives (CD ROM), Queensland Law Reform Commission
35 Prevention and Protection - Responding to Abuse of Older Persons – A guide for Aged Care Workers, Bendigo Health Care Group
36 Extract from Legal Aid Agreement for Tasmania: Commonwealth Aid Priorities
37 Access to Justice and Legal Needs, report of the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, December 2004
38 CONFIDENTIAL
39 CONFIDENTIAL
40 CONFIDENTIAL
41 CONFIDENTIAL
42 CONFIDENTIAL
43 CONFIDENTIAL
44 Does attitude to provision by "case managers” or "liaison officers" affect acceptance of services? By Dr John Myers
45 Submission on Elder Abuse Prevention to the Office of Senior Victorians, by Dr John Myers
46 Advising on Reverse Mortgages and Other Equity Release Products, by the Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee, Law Institute of Victoria
47 Laws and Lawyers: Should we be doing more for Elders? Copy of speech by Mr David Walsh
48 Preventing Crime Against Older Australians  (AICrime Reduction Matters, No. 29, 12 January 2005), Australian Institute of Criminology
49 Helping Seniors Help Themselves, RCMP Gazette, November 1998
50 Understanding Money: How to make it work for you, by Financial Literacy Foundation
51 Grandparenting - Present and Future, Family Issues Series No. 2, January 2007, Family Services Australia
52 Seniors Relationship Care Program, Family Services Australia
53 A New Family Law System: Putting the focus on kids, folder of material from Attorney General’s Department
54 Correspondence from Mr Michael Vescio, President Oppressed People of Australia Inc
55 CONFIDENTIAL
56 Strategic Plan 2003-2005 and related material, from the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on the Ageing
57 Correspondence from the Chief Executive Office, National Seniors Association to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, dated April 2007
58 Complaints received by HREOC under the Age Discrimination Act: Statistics for the period 1 July 2006 – 11 May 2007, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
59 Correspondence to Mrs J van Wulfften Plathe from Ms J Hutchinson, Adviser to  the Hon Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer
60 Correspondence from Mr E F Kriesner to the Premier of Victoria dated 12 April and 3 May 2007
61 List of Recent Speakers and Information Pamphlet, Association of Independent Retirees Ltd, Melbourne Bayside Branch
62 Independent Retiree - Official Journal of A.I.R Limited - Autumn 2007, Association of Independent Retirees Limited
63 National Survey of Members 2006 Detailed Report, 30 October 2006, Association of Independent Retirees Limited
64 United Nations Principles for Older Persons (provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
65 Rights – Charter of Residents’ Rights and Responsibilities (Elder Abuse Prevention Association 2003)
66 Minnesota Attorney General issues fraud alert (article provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
67 Extract on US legislation relating to elder abuse (provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
68 Attorney General’s Office Launches Financial Abuse Task Force and Elder Abuse Awareness Campaign (press release provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
69 Violations Against Elders (Hawaii legislation) – HB1306 SD1 (provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
70 Financial Institutions/Financial Abuse (Hawaii legislation) SB1400 CD1 (provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
71 Extract from An Act to Facilitate Reporting by Main Financial Institutions of Elder Financial Exploitation – Maine (provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
72 Secretary Galvin files new regulations on Senior Financial Designations as well as written administrative record supporting regulations (notice of final regulations) (provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
73 Nursing Home Residents’ Legal Rights (article provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
74 Nursing Home Malpractice (Negligence) (article provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
75 Bill No. AB 853 (relating to business and professions code relating to home care services), California Legislature (provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
76 Submission to Senator Santoro on Aged Care Policy 9 June 2006 (provided by the Elder Abuse Prevention Association)
77 CONFIDENTIAL
78 CONFIDENTIAL
79 CONFIDENTIAL
80 Retirement Villages Industry Code of Practice (ACT Office of Fair Trading, November 1999)
81 Review of the Chamber Magistrate Service in NSW: Executive Summary
82 Statutory Supervisors:  extract from web site of New Zealand Companies Office, May 2007
83 Elder Abuse in the ACT- Report 11, Standing Committee on Health and Community Care, ACT Legislative Assembly, August 2001
84 CONFIDENTIAL
85 CONFIDENTIAL
86 2007 Law Institute of Victoria Elder Law Conference Handbook
87 Your Future Starts Now - A Guide for the Over 50s, by the Benevolent Society
88 Information About Laws Related to Elder Abuse, American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, 2005
89 Uncovering elder abuse: powers of attorney, administration orders and other issues for banks, copy of speech by Mr J Gardner, Public Advocate, Victoria
90 A Report for ASIC on Consumer Decision Making at Retirement by Chant Link and Associates, July 2004
91 Exposing Financial Exploitation of Impaired Elderly Persons, article by Michael J Tueth, MD, 1999
92 CONFIDENTIAL
93 CONFIDENTIAL
94 CONFIDENTIAL
95 Safe as Houses - Home and Community Care Consumer Consultation Project Report 2007, Tasmanian Council of Social Service
96 CONFIDENTIAL
97 Folder of material provided by the Assets and Ageing Research Team, University of Queensland
98 Elderly Robbed by Own Family - Article from The Sunday Mail 15 July 2007
99 The Law of Family, copy of presentation by Mr Brian Herd, Carne Reidy Herd Lawyers
100 Position Statement on Mandatory Reporting on Elder Abuse, Elder Abuse Prevention Unit, Queensland
101 Elder Abuse Prevention Unit Annual Report 2005-2006
102 Financial Abuse of Older People - A Queensland Perspective, Elder Abuse Prevention Unit
103 CONFIDENTIAL
104 APRA Media Releases, provided by Mr Peter Neil
105 Extract from NSW Hansard 13 December 1995 and associated material, provided by Mr G Keir
106 7000 hit by third collapse, article in The Senior newspaper, provided by Mr John Howard
107 CONFIDENTIAL
108 CONFIDENTIAL
109 Extract from Queensland Hansard; copy of newspaper articles; and DVD ‘Bank Bastardry’, Today Tonight, 4/4/06 relating to activities of the National Australia Bank
110 Newspaper articles provided by Mrs Maureen Walsh
111 CONFIDENTIAL
112 CONFIDENTIAL
113 High Court of Ireland Decisions 1998 No. 89, provided by Mr Lynton Freeman
114 High Court of Ireland Decision 1998 No 89, provided by Mr Lynton Freeman
115 Report on 'Shadow Ledgers' and the Provision of Bank Statements to Customers, report of the Parliamentary Joint Statutory Committee on Corporations and Securities, October 2000, provided by Mr Lynton Freeman
116 National Australia Bank v Freeman 2001, Federal Court of Australia, provided by Mr Lynton Freeman
117 Outline of Submissions on behalf of National Australia Bank, provided by Mr Lynton Freeman
118 Reasons for Judgement: National Australia Bank v Freeman, provided by Mr Lynton Freeman
119 National Australia Bank v Freeman, Supreme Court of Queensland, provided by Mr Lynton Freeman
120 National Australia Bank v Freeman, Supreme Court of Queensland, provided by Mr Lynton Freeman
121 High Court of Australia - Transcript of Proceedings: B96 of 2001, provided by Mr Lynton Freeman
122 Pawning your home? Article in Choice  magazine, April 2007
123 CONFIDENTIAL
124 National Dementia Manifesto 2007-2010 (Alzheimer's Australia), provided by Mr John Maschmedt
125 Elder Abuse Protocol: Guidelines for Action, APEA:WA
126 CONFIDENTIAL
127 You Can Complain: a guide to solving problems with financial products and services, ASIC, provided by Aged Rights Advocacy Service Inc
128 Regaining Your Control - to assist older South Australians to maintain or regain control over their lives and future decisions, Aged Rights Advocacy Service Inc, South Australia
129 Dealing with book up: key facts, ASIC, provided by Aged Rights Advocacy Service Inc
130 Moola Talk, ASIC, provided by Aged Rights Advocacy Service Inc
131 Australian Retirement Village Accreditation, Retirement Village Association Ltd
132 Review of Retirement Villages Legislation, submission by the Retirement Village Association Ltd to the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Western Australia, September 2006
133 Safeguard Your Finances - Prevent Financial Abuse (brochure by the Alliance for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - SA)
134 Protecting Rights: Witnessing Documents (brochure by the Alliance for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - SA)
135 High Court Ruling/No Bonus for Directors, document provided by Mr E A Atkinson
136 CONFIDENTIAL
137 CONFIDENTIAL
138 CONFIDENTIAL
139 CONFIDENTIAL
140 Shortcomings of the present Legislation in WA, Extract of Submission (WARCRA) to Review of Retirement Village legislation, Western Australia, provided by Mr C Allsworth
141 Fair Trading Act: Review of Unconscionable Conduct, extract from WARCRA submission to Review of Retirement Village legislation, Western Australia, provided by Mr C Allsworth
142 Detrimental Points in the Deed, provided by Mr C Allsworth
143 Comparisons with another modern Fini Village Deed, provided by Mr C Allsworth
144 Did You Know (Comparisons with another modern Fini Village Deed) – table provided by Mr C Allsworth
145 Risk and Fear of Fraud Among Older People (AICrime Reduction Matters, No. 46, 6 June 2006), Australian Institute of Criminology
146 Consumer Scams in Australia: An Overview, Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, No. 331, February 2007, Australian Institute of Criminology
147 Various newspaper articles, provided by Mrs D J Lyons
148 Copy of letter from Comcare to Mr Malcolm Burton, regarding his compensation under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, dated 7 May 2007
149 The role of crime victims in the criminal justice system, Position Paper No. 6, Victim Support Australasia
150 CONFIDENTIAL
151 07-63 Struck off Queensland Solicitor Sentenced, copy of email, provided by Mr E A Atkinson
152 CONFIDENTIAL
153 CONFIDENTIAL
154 Putting 'the Powers' in Place: Planning for the Future, Final Report, Alzheimer’s Australia SA Inc, December 2005
155 Planning Ahead: Your Health, Your Money, Your Life – An Issues Paper for the Review of South Australia’s Advance Directives, 2007
156 Living with Dementia, folder of materials provided by Alzheimer’s Australia
157 The Long and Lonely Road:  Insights into living with younger onset dementia, Alzheimer’s Australia
158 Worried about your memory?, brochure from Alzheimer’s Australia
159 Who can decide? - The six step capacity assessment process, edited by Dr P Darzins, Dr D Molloy and Dr D Strang
160 Mind your Mind - A user's guide to dementia risk reduction, Alzheimer’s Australia
161 Dementia - Continuing education from the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, April 2007
162 Dementia: Can it be prevented? Alzheimer’s Australia Position Paper 6, August 2005
163 Advance Directives and Palliative Care in a Residential Facility; Diana's Story, provided by Mr Ron Sinclair
164 CONFIDENTIAL
165 Like father, like son - James Packer weaves that old tax magic, copy of article provided by Mr J Backer
166 CONFIDENTIAL
167 Various newspaper articles, provided by Mr N Sharp
168 CONFIDENTIAL
169 CONFIDENTIAL
170 Various newspaper articles and photographs, provided by Mr N Sharp

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