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Australian Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper: Protecting The Rights Of Older Australians From Abuse (DPOA)

Categorized in: Submissions Posted on: Friday 31 March 2017 Last updated on: Tuesday 12 July 2022 Written by: People with Disability Australia

March 2017

The human rights of older people with disability must be recognised, promoted and upheld when discussing elder abuse and conceptualising responses to this issue.

PWDA submission – PDF or Word document

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