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Cabinet Briefs (April 21, 2021)
Governor John Rankin chaired a Cabinet meeting on April 21 at the Financial Services Commissionâs conference room in Pasea. All members were present. During the meeting, the Cabinet took the …
Governor John Rankin chaired a Cabinet meeting on April 21 at the Financial Services Commissionâs conference room in Pasea. All members were present. During the meeting, the Cabinet took the following actions, according to a summary provided by the Cabinet Office.
1. Decided to grant pioneer status to ATLO (BVI) Inc. in accordance with Section 3 of the Pioneer Services and Enterprises Ordinance (Cap. 297), First Schedule, Paragraph (a)(xxiv), to engage in the service of âProvision of Veterinary Clinic Servicesâ for a period of 10 years effective April 1, 2021.
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April 25, 2021 at 9:02 am
For many, the word ‘workhouse’ conjures up the image of an orphaned Oliver Twist begging for food from a cruel master. The reality, however, was somewhat different, and Britain’s system of poor relief arguably saved thousands of people from starvation over the course of its 300-year history.
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The provision of state-provided poor relief was crystallised in the 1601 Poor Relief Act, which gave parish officials the legal ability to collect money from rate payers to spend on poor relief for the sick, elderly and infirm – the ‘deserving’ poor. Labelled ‘out relief’, handouts usually took the form of bread, clothing, fuel or money.
AN Australian legal first that could jail offenders for three years that financially take advantage of the vulnerable elderly has drawn a mixed response from the very people in charge of prosecuting the offences.
In conjunction with the ACT Bar Association, the body that represents solicitors once called the proposed legislation both “flawed” and “defective” after also condemning the Legislative Assembly over its removal of a defendant’s right to a fair trial.
Some 12 months on since initially spelling out their grave concerns before it became law, the ACT Law Society has stood firm.
“The Law Society’s position on this legislation has not changed,” president Elizabeth Carroll said in a statement.
ACT criminalises elder abuse, introduces jail term
By Naomi Neilson|21 April 2021
Anyone found guilty of committing financial elder abuse in the ACT could now face up to three years behind bars under a suite of new laws that has also been drafted to protect older Australians from neglect, harm and abuse of vulnerable people.
With almost 15 per cent of older Australians experiencing some form of elder abuse in their formative years, the legislation should provide an important safeguard to prevent any further abuse that leads to harm or a financial benefit. It is hoped that the threat of time behind bars will deter offenders from committing the crime.