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Title: Not Seen and Not Heard: Protecting Elder Human Rights in Aged Care (Australia)
Author : University of Western Sydney Law Review
Release Date : January 01, 2010
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 339 KB

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I. INTRODUCTION This article argues that there are significant shortfalls in the care and treatment of the elderly in aged care facilities in Australia and in the protection of their human rights. Moreover, elderly people have special vulnerabilities that make comprehensive and effective legal protection essential. This special vulnerability has been recognised by the courts: