March 17, 2016
BCLI Recognized in the Legislature
Law reform is often a slow process and it can take many years before recommendations in a BCLI project report are implemented. As we’ve reported in this blog over the past year, many project recommendations have been implemented. These successes keep us, our board and our volunteer committee members motivated. Read more…
March 15, 2016
BC Court of Appeal affirms “foundational democratic principles” at the heart of the Strata Property Act
In an important decision on strata-property governance, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia has grappled with whether legislation respecting a court-appointed administrator of a strata property “permits a court to abrogate a right which lies at the very core of a strata corporation’s constitutional structure: the owners’ democratic right to Read more…
March 8, 2016
Bill 16 Changes to Assisted Living Legislation Consistent with BCLI / CCEL Recommendations
Proposed amendments introduced in the Legislative Assembly yesterday in Bill 16, the Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2016, are consistent with recommendations made by the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) and Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) in a 2013 report. “We are very pleased to see that Read more…
March 3, 2016
Australian Law Reform Commission launches elder abuse inquiry
The Australian Law Reform Commission has just embarked on a major inquiry into elder abuse. The inquiry is in response to a reference from Australia’s attorney general. Its terms of reference direct the ALRC to consider: existing Commonwealth laws and frameworks which seek to safeguard and protect older persons from misuse or Read more…
March 2, 2016
Australian Law Reform Commission releases report on rights and freedoms
The Australian Law Reform Commission has just published its report on Traditional Rights and Freedoms—Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws. The report identifies rights, freedoms, and privileges recognized by the common law, examines commonwealth (federal) laws that may infringe them, and considers potential approaches to restricting rights and freedoms. The report’s goals are Read more…