In 2017, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) conducted an inquiry into elder abuse which explored national laws available to protect older persons. Elder Financial Abuse (EFA) was a key focus of this inquiry, and the ALRC made various recommendations about enduring documents (enduring powers of attorney (‘EPAs’)…
Recently, the Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the establishment of the Federal Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme. The scheme aims to provide further assurance and confidence to patients and health professionals in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and will be backdated to the start of the national vaccine…
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of valid will making. Executing a valid will can be difficult during a pandemic in the event of the public health response, incorporating social distancing and lockdowns. Compliance with traditional presence requirements for signing and witnessing wills has, in some jurisdictions,…
Associate Professor Tina Cockburn TEP, Dr Kelly Purser TEP and Dr Sherrena Buckby were recognised by the Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) with a Research Grant Award at the 2019 FPA Awards. Tina, Kelly and Sherrena received the $5,000 award for their research proposal which is titled ‘The…
