Law Reform and Elder Abuse

INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES – SARAH DERRINGTON & MATT CORRIGAN

Hon. Justice Derrington and Mr Corrigan discuss the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Report which includes 43 recommendations for law reform to address elder abuse. Derrington and Corrigan discuss the task of the Commission to consider the legal framework and to ask if existing laws are enough to address elder abuse, or if the issues relate to better applying the law. In some areas, the question relates to whether laws are the best solution to identified problems.