Elder abuse issues paper

Earlier this year, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ARLC) was directed by the Attorney-General to identify a legal framework to protect older people from physical and psychological abuse in Australia.  The Elder Abuse: Issues paper is the first consultation document in the Inquiry. It introduces the scope of the issues involved and requests submissions from stakeholders.   

For more information, you can listen to the Elder Abuse issues paper podcast.  Here, Sabina Wynn, (Executive Director of the ALRC), interviews Professor Rosalind Croucher, President of the ALRC, and the Commissioner who is leading the Inquiry about the growing problem of elder abuse in our communities and why this Inquiry is so necessary.