‘Corporations Act, it’s time to grow up!’
By Naomi Neilson|14 February 2021
Australian Law Reform Commission lawyers have poked fun at the almost 20-year-old
Corporations Act in a light-hearted script that tells the story of discontented parents as they implore their “son” to finally grow up, slim down and get tech-savvy.
Father:
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
, could you come here, please? Your mother and I would like to speak to you.
In a script created by Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) senior legal officer, William Isdale, and legal officer Nicholas Simoes da Silva, the “parents” of the maturing
Corporations Act have called him into the room for a witty talking-to about his complete lack of coherency, his overwhelming length and his constant, needless modifications.
The government has proposed amendments to aged care legislation to introduce a serious incident response scheme for providers, but Labor says the million elderly Australians receiving home care support will not be protected.
Plan to beef up aged care incident reporting misses many older Australians, Labor says
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A plan to force aged care providers to report a broader range of serious incidents of alleged abuse or neglect to the sector’s watchdog has been criticised by Labor for excluding vulnerable Australians receiving home care services.
The government has proposed amendments to aged care legislation to introduce a serious incident response scheme that would require providers to report more incidents to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, including those committed by a resident with a cognitive or mental impairment.
The ALRC has released the first interim report of its three-year inquiry into financial services laws, with every single example used to demonstrated overly complex and prescriptive guidance linked to financial advice.