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Reform Issue 81 Spring 2002

‘Older People and the Law’

Table of Contents

Comment By ALRC President, Professor David Weisbrot

Older People and the Law

Older workers in an ageing society: the case for legal and policy reform By Professor John McCallum and Jeanine Parsons

Addressing age discrimination By Dr Sev Ozdowski

Significant steps towards a Commonwealth Age Discrimination Act By Daryl Williams

The concept of elder law By Sue Field

The family agreement – a collision between love and the law? By Brian Herd

Care agreements: property in exchange for the promise of care for life By Margaret Hall

Cultural conflict or enriching dialogue? Cross-cultural issues in will-drafting By Prue Vines

What legal rights do you have over your body after your death? By Professor Loane Skene and Brenda Masters

Elder abuse and legal remedies: practical realities? By Rosslyn Monro

Decision-making by and for people with a decision-making disability By Anna-Marie Havenga

Grandparents and children's cases in the Family Court By Justice Richard Chisholm

ALRC work

ALRAC 2002 – Expansion or contraction By Professor Anne Finlay

The impact of insolvency on the recovery of penalties By Isabella Cosenza

Genetic discrimination in insurance and employment – science fiction or fact? By Carolyn Adams

Regulation of human genetic research By Bruce Alston

The Reform journal is a subscription publication. Reform seeks to provide a forum to engage a broad cross-section of the community in constructive, high quality debate on issues of national and international law reform. The journal aims to highlight shortcomings in current laws, facilitate discussion on opportunities for uniformity and reform and recognize significant innovation in law and legal practice. It also provides a comparative analysis of local and overseas reform initiatives.

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