Welcome to Elder Law Australia

The Elder Law Review is an independent refereed e-journal produced by Elder Law at UWS. It is the only Australian journal concerned with Elder Law. The Review publishes articles about legal issues relating to seniors in all areas of law, including wills, powers of attorney, substitute decision-making, guardianship, discrimination, accommodation, contracts, financial management, retirement income, taxation and property.


The Review is multi-disciplinary, bringing together professionals working, researching and writing in the aged care area.  It is designed to be of interest to academics, practitioners and those involved in the provision of aged care. 


The Review aims to:

  • raise the profile of Elder Law within the Australian community;
  • provide a forum for discussion and debate about legal issues relating to Australian seniors;
  • keep readers abreast of recent developments in Elder Law; 
  • emphasize the importance of providing adequate legal  protection to the most vulnerable members of the community;
  • examine the aged care sector in the broader context of human rights; and 
  • subject the actions of government and industry to scrutiny and analysis.

Can be found here.

News

Previous Seminars

Posted by Sue at June 8th, 2007

 Sue Field presented a paper on financial abuse of older people at the Hornsby Shire Council on Wednesday 26th September, 2007.

Sue Field  presented a paper on the role of lawyers in advising on reverse mortgages at the 2nd annual SEQUAL conference which was held in Sydney on 24th and 25th September 2007.

Sue Field  presented at the Garvan Institute on 17th September 2007. The topic of her presentation was "The importance of substitute decision making"

Sue Field presented a paper on Legal Issues and Elder Abuse at the Financial Review's 3rd Annual Australia's Ageing Population Summit on Tuesday 28th August 2007. 

Sue Field, Public Trustee NSW Fellow in Elder Law and Professor Carolyn Sappideen made presentations on Legal Issues and Ageing in Brisbane on 29th August 2007. These can be found on

http://www.uq.edu.au/cfha/index.html?page=9185

On the 13th June 2007 Sue Field presented at Rooty Hill RSL "Elder Law and the Aged Care System". For more details contact: s.field@uws.edu.au

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