"The Nexus between Elder Abuse, Suicide and Assisted Dying: The Importance of Relational Autonomy and Undue Influence"

(2018) 18 Macquarie Law Journal 79

Wand, Anne; Peisah, Carmelle; Draper, Brian; Brodaty, Henry

Macquarie Law Journal

Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Children and Young People Act 2008 (ACT)	s349
Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991 (ACT)	s62
Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT)	s12
Legal Aid ACT (ACT)
Magistrates Court Act 1930 (ACT)	s257
Mental Health Act 2015 (ACT)	s7
Powers of Attorney Act 2006 (ACT)	s9, s22, s42, s50
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)	s206B
Social Security Act 1991 (Cth)	s12A, s12C, s1118
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)	s31C
Libraries ACT (Vic)
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic)	s4, s5, s9, s12, s17, s18, s20, s29

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Hurst-Meyers v Public Trustee and Guardian for the ACT	[2018] ACTSC 61	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	9 Mar 2018	AustLII	6
"What Do Doctors Know about Assessing Decision-Making Capacity?"	(2018) 131 New Zealand Medical Journal 58	New Zealand Medical Journal	New Zealand	circa 2018		1
Reilly v Reilly	[2017] NSWSC 1419	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	20 Oct 2017	AustLII	12
Hartley v Woods	[2017] NSWSC 1420	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	20 Oct 2017	AustLII	2
Rixon v Horseshoe Pastoral Co Pty Ltd	[2017] NSWSC 1293	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 Sep 2017	AustLII	12
Ryan v Ryan	[2017] VSC 490	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Aug 2017	AustLII	2
Ryan v Dalton; Estate of Ryan	[2017] NSWSC 1007	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Jul 2017	AustLII	16
Smith v Smith	[2017] NSWSC 408	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Apr 2017	AustLII	18
Alcazar-Stevens v Stevens	[2017] ACTCA 12	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Court of Appeal	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	7 Apr 2017	AustLII	2
Downie v Langham	[2017] NSWSC 113	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Feb 2017	AustLII	6
"Professional Discipline of the New Zealand Nursing Residential Care Workforce: A Mixed Methods Analysis of HPDT Decisions 2004-2014"	(2017) 24 Journal of Law and Medicine 803	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2017	Legal Online	2
"Capacity and Vulnerability: How Lawyers Assess the Legal Capacity of Older Clients"	(2017) 25 Journal of Law and Medicine 267	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2017	Legal Online	3
Pinter v Pinter	[2016] QSC 314	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	22 Dec 2016	AustLII	3
"When an Elder is the Abuser"	(2016) 205 (6) Medical Journal of Australia 246	Medical Journal of Australia	Australia	circa 2016		1
"The Good, the Bad, and the “ Vulnerable Older Adult ”"	(2016) 38 Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 51	Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law		circa 2016		2
"A Hospital-Based Patient Legal Clinic"	(2016) 23 Journal of Law and Medicine 678	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2016	Legal Online	2
Re Mahoney	[2015] VSC 600	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Oct 2015	AustLII	10
Re McFadyen	[2015] ACTSC 219	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	31 Aug 2015	AustLII	2
(2015) 33 LIC 142	(2015) 33 LIC 142		Australia	circa 2015		5
"Assessing Testamentary and Decision-Making Capacity: Approaches and Models"	(2015) 23 Journal of Law and Medicine 121	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2015	Legal Online	3
Thorn v Boyd	[2014] NSWSC 1159; 18 BPR 35,179	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	25 Aug 2014	AustLII	11
Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment'	(2014) 201 (4) Medical Journal of Australia 1	Medical Journal of Australia	Australia	circa 2014		2
"Neglectful to the Point of Cruelty? Elder Abuse and the Rights of Older Persons in Australia"	(2014) 36 Sydney Law Review 99	Sydney Law Review	Australia	circa 2014	AustLII	10
"s Time to Face the Facts!"	(2013) 7 Elder Law Review 1	Elder Law Review	Australia	circa 2013		5
"Elder Mediation"	(2013) 24 Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal 251	Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal	Australia	circa 2013	Legal Online	2
"Autonomy, vulnerability and capacity: a philosophical appraisal of the Mental Capacity Act"	(2013) 9 International Journal of Law in Context 37	International Journal of Law in Context	United Kingdom	circa 2013	Cambridge	4
"Enduring Powers of Attorney: An Effective Advanced Planning Tool or an Avenue for Financial Abuse"	(2012) 32 Queensland Lawyer 201	Queensland Lawyer	Australia - Queensland	circa 2012	Legal Online	2
Assisted Suicide, Juries and the Decision to Prosecute ’	(2011) 18 Journal of Law and Medicine 706	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2011	Legal Online	2
"Mediation in Cases of Elder Abuse and Mistreatment: The Case of University of Windsor Mediation Services"	(2011) 30 Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues 121	Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues	Canada	circa 2011	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	4
Justins v R	[2010] NSWCCA 242; (2010) 79 NSWLR 544; (2010) 204 A Crim R 315	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	28 Oct 2010	AustLII	34
"Overlooking the Criminally Compassionate: What Are the Implications of Prosecutorial Policy on Encouraging or Assisting Suicide?"	(2010) 18 Medical Law Review 442	Medical Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2010	HeinOnline / Westlaw	3
Christodoulou v Christodoulou	[2009] VSC 583	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	14 Dec 2009	AustLII	18
"Medical-legal partnerships: A new beginning to help Australian children in need"	(2009) 17 Journal of Law and Medicine 105	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2009	Legal Online	2
"Abuse of People with Dementia by Family Carers: Representative Cross Sectional Survey"	(2009) 338 British Medical Journal 583	British Medical Journal	United Kingdom	circa 2009		1
R v Justins	[2008] NSWSC 1194	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Nov 2008	AustLII	8
Re C (Adult: Refusal of Treatment)	[1994] 1 All ER 819; [1994] 1 WLR 290		United Kingdom	circa 1994	LexisNexis	90
T, In re (adult refusal of medical treatment)	[1992] EWCA Civ 18; [1993] Fam 95; [1992] 4 All ER 649; [1993] Fam Law 27; [1992] 3 WLR 782; [1992] 3 Med LR 306	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	30 Jul 1992	BAILII	132
(An Adult): Refusal of Medical Treatment	[1992] All ER 649		United Kingdom	circa 1992	LexisNexis	2
"Patterns of Elder Abuse"	(1992) 157 (10) Medical Journal of Australia 673	Medical Journal of Australia	Australia	circa 1992		2
"Reconceiving Autonomy: Sources, Thoughts and Possibilities"	(1989) 1 Yale Journal of Law and Feminism 7	Yale Journal of Law and Feminism	United States	circa 1989	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	6
Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher	[1988] HCA 7; (1988) 164 CLR 387; (1988) 76 ALR 513; (1988) 62 ALJR 110; [1988] ANZ Conv R 98	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1988	AustLII	1887
McShane	(1977) 66 Cr App R 97		United Kingdom	circa 1977	LexisNexis	2
"Elder Abuse"	(2015) 373 New England Journal of Medicine 1947	New England Journal of Medicine	United States	circa 1947		2
Banks v Goodfellow	(1870) LR 5 QB 549; [1861-73] All ER 47; 39 LJQB 237		United Kingdom	circa 1870	LexisNexis / Westlaw	640

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