How We Help
Aged Care Justice Inc. (ACJ) is a registered charity supporting Australians living in residential aged care or receiving home care, by providing access to legal services, educational material on aged care rights, and lobbying for sector reform.
When a person contacts ACJ, we listen to their issue and connect them with a lawyer with experience in aged care matters who will provide a free legal consultation anywhere in Australia. Our panel of firms have agreed to identify the most efficient and economical way to proceed after the initial consultation, which may include pro bono assistance.
Who We Are
Aged Care Justice is a not-for-profit group of volunteers incorporated in Victoria pursuant to the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012. It was established in October 2020, by senior legal and medical professionals. Aged Care Justice’s current Chair is Sue Williamson, a partner with Dentons, who is actively involved in volunteering in the palliative care space.
The Honourable Tony Pagone KC
Co-Patron
The Honourable Tony Pagone KC, a Co-Patron of Aged Care Justice, a former Federal Court Judge and Chair of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
Dr Bryan Keon-Cohen AM KC
Co-Patron
Dr Bryan Keon-Cohen AM KC, now retired, practised at the Victorian Bar for 35 years, focusing on the protection of human rights, including native title claims.
Our Purpose
Our main purpose is to assist aggrieved persons seeking legal redress due to financial, emotional or physical damage suffered in residential aged care or home care.
Aged Care Justice does not provide legal advice or representation. It seeks to assist older Australians and their representatives by referring them, if they wish, to legal firms for advice, and if appropriate, representation in legal proceedings.
Activities:
Our ongoing activities include creating rights education that is relevant to the issues being faced by those accessing aged care services, so they can recognise wrongdoing and feel empowered to enforce their rights. Aged Care Justice actively promotes reform of the aged care sector by making submissions to government for legislative change to improve aged care delivery and personal rights.
Why Aged Care Justice
Aged Care Justice exists to stop the aged care crisis identified by the Royal Commission into Aged Care
Publications and News
Articles
Human Rights and Aged Care
In reconceptualising Australia’s obligations to its older people, seeing them not as vulnerable but as active right holders, the human rights approach has the ability to improve the standard of care delivered by aged care providers.
Case Studies
Negligent Care Within Aged Care Facilities All Too Common
We acted for the daughter and granddaughter of a man (Mr W) who died as a result of the negligent care he received at an aged cared facility in Parramatta, New South Wales.
Aged Care Justice News
ALARMing trend in aged care abuse to be tackled by Aged Care Justice
For nearly 2 years ALARM has been focused on reducing the abuse and neglect exposed by the Royal Commission into Aged Care (Royal Commission) by ensuring aged care residents have a means to access legal support.