Elder Abuse Action Australia (EAAA) is a new peak body tasked with supporting national coordination and advocacy on issues related to the prevention of elder abuse. Caxton Legal Centre played a key role in establishing EAAA throughout 2017 and 18. A survey is currently open seeking the views of those working in the elder abuse … Continue reading Survey for Elder Abuse Service Providers
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Caxton Legal Centre applauds Human Rights Bill
Caxton Legal Centre strongly supports the Human Rights Bill which was introduced into Queensland Parliament today. “We congratulate the Government on introducing this important reform. The Bill is modelled on the Victorian Charter of Human Rights but has significant improvements including a complaints process,” said Dan Rogers, Secretary of Caxton Legal Centre. “A Human Rights … Continue reading Caxton Legal Centre applauds Human Rights Bill
Coronial Assistance Legal Service celebrates first twelve months of operation
Caxton Legal Centre’s Coronial Assistance Legal Service has provided assistance to over 59 families since its commencement twelve months ago. The service has acted in two inquests so far this year with three more inquests set down for later in the year. Lawyers from the service have recently been invited to speak to officers in … Continue reading Coronial Assistance Legal Service celebrates first twelve months of operation
Volunteer celebrates 10 years with Caxton
This month our lovely volunteer Amy celebrates 10 years of volunteering at Caxton Legal Centre. Amy (centre), here with staff member Phylli and fellow volunteer Stephanie, is a family lawyer who has assisted countless people experiencing the stress of family law proceedings as a volunteer lawyer at Caxton’s evening advice sessions. There is an enormous … Continue reading Volunteer celebrates 10 years with Caxton
New name, new funding for park and village legal service
Caxton Legal Centre is pleased to announce that it has received funding from the Queensland Government to continue to provide legal services for people in retirement villages and manufactured home parks until mid-2023. The program will undergo a name change with the name Queensland Retirement Village and Parks Advice Service (QRVPAS) to replace the name Park and Village Information Link (PAVIL). This new name has been chosen to better reflect nature … Continue reading New name, new funding for park and village legal service
Retirement villages in Australia: The case for Commonwealth intervention
Caxton Legal Centre lawyer Brittany Smeed has recently argued in favour of greater involvement of the federal government in the regulation of retirement villages in her paper 'Retirement villages in Australia: The case for Commonwealth intervention', published in Western Sydney University's Elder Law Review journal. The paper suggests that the retirement village industry has now … Continue reading Retirement villages in Australia: The case for Commonwealth intervention
Successful outcome in ancestral connections employment matter
Three Aboriginal cultural heritage officers who lost their jobs after failing to prove ancestral connection to the Barada Barna people because their ancestor, Kitchener Brown, was a member of the Stolen Generation, have been awarded compensation in a decision by the Fair Work Commission. The employer argued that the adverse action it took in dismissing … Continue reading Successful outcome in ancestral connections employment matter
Caxton Legal Centre begins search for new Chief Executive Officer
Klaire Coles and Cybele Koning will commence as Acting Directors of Caxton Legal Centre from Tuesday, 2nd October, 2018 as the organisation begins its search for a new Chief Executive Officer. “Caxton Legal Centre has been standing up for the rights of people who suffer as a result of the way the legal system is … Continue reading Caxton Legal Centre begins search for new Chief Executive Officer
Caxton Legal Centre welcomes Royal Commission into Aged Care
Caxton Legal Centre welcomes Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to hold a royal commission into Australia’s aged care system. The Seniors Legal and Support Service regularly assists older people whose right to receive quality aged care is not being met. “Through the Seniors Legal and Support Service we encounter older people who have experienced abuse … Continue reading Caxton Legal Centre welcomes Royal Commission into Aged Care
Caxton Legal Centre Director Scott McDougall announced as Queensland’s next Anti-Discrimination Commissioner
It is with mixed feelings that Caxton Legal Centre announces that its Director, Scott McDougall, has been appointed as Queensland’s next Anti-Discrimination Commissioner. Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath announced the appointment on Thursday. Scott has been the Director of Caxton Legal Centre for 16 years, during which time the organisation has experienced considerable growth, and become one … Continue reading Caxton Legal Centre Director Scott McDougall announced as Queensland’s next Anti-Discrimination Commissioner