Aged Care - Individual Support: Ethics & Law

Legislation

Aged Care Act 1997 - Commonwealth
Age Discrimination Act 2004
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Disability Services Act 1986
Euthanasia Laws Act 1997
Fair Work Act 2009
Fair Work Regulations 2009
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Home and Community Care Act 1985
Privacy Act 1988 - Commonwealth
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 - Commonwealth
Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 - WA
Work Health and Safety Act 2020 - WA

Standards, Regulations and Guidelines

Australian Privacy Principles Guidelines
Standards and guidelines under the Disability Discrimination Act
Quality of Care Principles

Ethics

Maintaining Personal and Professional Boundaries

Library Resources

Human rights and civil liberties

Human and Civil Rights

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Australian Human Rights Commission - Older Peoples Rights
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Rights
Charter of Aged Care Rights
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
United Nations Principles for Older Persons
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
What are human rights?

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Subjects: Aged Care, Community Services, Disability Studies, Individual Support, Nursing

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