Caxton Legal Centre has become a member of the EveryAGE Counts national coalition to end ageism. This diverse and growing coalition of organisations and individuals is committed to achieving this important shift in the way we understand and experience growing older. By joining the coalition, Caxton Legal Centre commits to the EveryAGE Counts Pledge: “We stand for a world without ageism where all people … Continue reading Caxton Legal Centre joins EveryAGE Counts
Market Rent Reviews in Manufactured Home Parks during COVID-19 – new laws
On 25 September 2020 a new regulation was introduced which affects ‘market rent review’ site rent increases that occurred since 19 March 2020 in manufactured home parks in Queensland. The changes are complicated but are designed to provide some relief to some home owners in this very difficult year. What the new regulation does To … Continue reading Market Rent Reviews in Manufactured Home Parks during COVID-19 – new laws
Capital Gains Tax exemption will help protect against elder abuse
Protection of older Australians against financial elder abuse will be made easier with the planned removal of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on granny flat arrangements where a formal written agreement exists. Many older Australians do not protect their interests with family members when providing money for shared living arrangements. Instead of a written agreement, they have a verbal agreement to provide assets or money to younger family members in exchange for ongoing care in … Continue reading Capital Gains Tax exemption will help protect against elder abuse
Caxton supports 18-month buy-back laws under the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Qld)
Caxton Legal Centre has provided a submission to the independent review of timeframes for exit payments in Queensland retirement villages. The independent review is currently assessing the impacts of the 18-month mandatory buy-back period under the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Qld), and will inform future legislative intervention in this area. Our submission supports retaining the … Continue reading Caxton supports 18-month buy-back laws under the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Qld)
Jason accesses help through integrated services
Jason was working 60 hours a week and not coping well with the adjustment to having a newborn baby, taking out his frustration using violence in the home he shared with his partner and young daughter. Police applied for a domestic violence protection order requiring him to move out. Jason did not contest statements in the police application that on several occasions he … Continue reading Jason accesses help through integrated services
Case clarifies factors QCAT will consider when manufactured home owners challenge market rent review site rent increases
In the recent case of Priddy and Ors v M and T Entriken Pty Ltd and Anor [2020] QCAT 107 a group of home owners in a manufactured home park successfully challenged a market rent review increase. It may be of interest to owners of other manufactured homes considering challenging market rent review increases. A blanket increased rent of $219.45 per week represented a significant increase of $18/$25 per … Continue reading Case clarifies factors QCAT will consider when manufactured home owners challenge market rent review site rent increases
Challenges for Jeff in accessing Centrelink online
Many government services and national, industrial-scale charities working with millions of Australians increasingly assume that digital access and literacy is universal, but it is still far from reality. The closure of Centrelink service centres and increased demand for Centrelink telephone services has made it difficult for Jeff to access Centrelink throughout the pandemic. Like many clients, Jeff has very basic computer literacy and relies upon free computers … Continue reading Challenges for Jeff in accessing Centrelink online
Queensland Coronial Legal Service – reaching more families
MEDIA RELEASE The Queensland Coronial Legal Service (QCLS) has received a five-year funding boost to increase its capacity to assist families throughout Queensland who are involved in any aspect of the coronial process. Bereaved families may have many questions about the circumstances of the death of their loved one. In addition to the shock, grief and loss they are experiencing, a family member may feel … Continue reading Queensland Coronial Legal Service – reaching more families
Queensland Coronial Legal Service makes coronial inquest a bit more bearable
Samantha Wood’s father-in-law, Stephen Viner, died in 2017 after he received an electrical shock when performing maintenance work in the basement of a commercial property. An initial coronial and Workplace Health and Safety investigation was unable to determine Mr Viner’s cause of death. An inquest was held to determine the cause and circumstances of Mr Viner’s death, and for the Coroner to consider whether there were any recommendations that could … Continue reading Queensland Coronial Legal Service makes coronial inquest a bit more bearable
Call for the safe release of vulnerable people in prisons and youth detention centres
The recent positive Covid-19 cases in the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre signals the growing threat of the virus to the lives of detained people in Queensland. People in ‘closed environments’ such as prisons, detention facilities, mental health wards and aged care facilities are at greater risk of infection due to limitations on their ability … Continue reading Call for the safe release of vulnerable people in prisons and youth detention centres
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