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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

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 

Three of Caxton Legal Centre’s legal information sources have been updated recently:  Schoolies Week website  An outline of some common offences. Essential reading for school-leavers before they head to Schoolies Week.  Same-Sex Relationships in the Queensland Law Handbook  Updated information including the recent marriage equality laws.   Police Powers – Your Rights  A booklet outlining your rights under the Police Powers and … Continue reading Legal information update

Caxton Legal Centre has provided a submission to the proposed Retirement Living Code of Conduct, which is an initiative of the Property Council of Australia, and aged care peaks Leading Age Services Australia and Aged and Community Services Australia.   Caxton’s submission acknowledges the positive step being taken by the retirement living industry in attempting to introduce methods of … Continue reading Submission on the proposed Retirement Living Code of Conduct 

Students participating in the Manning Street Project, a pro bono partnership between the UQ Pro Bono Centre and Caxton Legal Centre, have produced two reports to finalise their work from semester 1, 2018.  Objectional Behaviour Evictions in Social Housing  This report covered legislation, policy and case law in relation to the termination of social housing tenancies on the grounds of objectionable behaviour.  … Continue reading Manning Street Project Reports: Objectional behaviour evictions and Police photography of children

Caxton Legal Centre Director Scott McDougall is currently in New York representing Caxton's work on elder abuse at the 9th working session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing. This is a copy of Caxton Legal Centre's oral statement to the Working Group. Thank you Madam Chair. For more than 15 years Caxton Legal Centre … Continue reading Statement to the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing