STEP NSW Branch invites you to a seminar with Michael Perkins TEP of Autonomy First Lawyers.

Topic: Supported Decision Making – A legal perspective in the light of the new Aged Care Act in consultation

This topic will cover:

1. A brief history of Supported Decision making in NSW
a. Federal Perspective
b. NSW Perspective
c. Human Rights perspective
2. Unravelling the gordian knot of constitutional recognition of state laws
3. Supported Decision making – contrasted to decision making capacity
4. Supported Decision making – a method of care delivery
a. The role of lawyers to practice the ethics of Care
5. Foundations for Practice
a. 4 kinds of decision makers
b. Behaviour based evaluation of decision making – cognitive responsive interviewing
c. Evolving how we practice
i. Training (not just education) needed

DATE: Wednesday 10 April 2024

TIME: 12:30pm - 1:30pm

COST: $45 STEP Members, $90 Non-Members

This is an online only event.

For further information or assistance, please contact stepnswaustralia@step.org

PLEASE NOTE: The link to join the live-stream will be sent to each ticket holder via email 2 hours before this event through the Humanitix system.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: To ensure you don't miss out on receiving the Zoom link, please ensure your email address is correct before confirming the ticket order.

This seminar will be recorded, and the recording will be sent to registered attendees within 7 days of the seminar.

SPEAKER | Michael Perkins TEP

Principal Lawyer | Autonomy First Lawyers

Michael is a lawyer, author and educator with over 30 years of experience in trusts, estates and private client practice.
He is a strong supporter of Supported Decision Making as a method of client care in professional practice and dealing with the orderly management of a person’s interest as they age.

As complexities increase for clients managing their families and business interests, Michael is shaking up the status quo. Most professionals manage and deliver transactions for clients. In addition Michael helps resolve broader complexity and conflict in the lives of his clients, where possible without resort to litigation or other dispute resolution processes.

This capability is born from Michael’s decades of knowledge of the law and deep understanding of how families need to operate to sustain themselves across generations.

He helps clients deal with the practical, strategic and operational needs of their businesses, conservation of their assets, activating community and philanthropic interests and planning for succession to their estate over time.

Where business, investment or commercial interests are also involved Michael applies a multidisciplinary approach in dealing with the challenges of achieving growth, asset protection, estate governance and succession. Methodologies finessed with experience are applied suiting globalising businesses as well as families making plans to manage their wealth for the benefit of subsequent generations and their valued broader communities and connections.

In conjunction with consultant clinical neuropsychologist Dr Jane Lonie of the Autonomy First group, Michael provides consultation about a person’s Decision Making Ability and helps them and their families respond constructively to that person being cognitively challenged.

The firm’s Capacity & Capability Service has substantial experience across a broad range of medico legal, legal and commercial issues. Michael’s experience includes expertise in business structuring and reorganisation, construction, family disputes, building services, agribusiness, hospitality, professional services, film and media production, and digital media production, publishing, distribution and marketing.

In 2022 Michael was appointed to the STEP – Advising Families Across Generations Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Mental Capacity Global SIG (Special Interest Group) Steering Committee. In addition, he is:
- a Trust and Estates Practitioner (TEP) member of the international Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (“STEP”)
- Founder and member of Academic Community of STEP and its Diminished Capacity and Vulnerable Client working group
- Co-author of the book “Estate Planning: A Practical Guide for Estate and Financial Services Professionals”, published by LexisNexis, first published in 2005 and recently updated for its fifth edition
- Co-author of the “Estate Planning – Core Principles and Practice” chapter contribution to Financial Planning in Australia (10th edition), by Sharon Taylor, published by Lexis Nexis
- Author and co-author of numerous publications and presentations in the field of trust and estates law and practice as well as commercial law.

SPONSOR

STEP NSW Event Sponsor - Equity Trustees

Equity Trustees, now incorporating Australian Executor Trustees (AET), combines two leading trustee teams with expertise and experience across all areas of specialist professional trusteeship serving individuals, families and communities. With a history of service reaching back to 1879, we offer services including asset management, trustee and executor services, estate planning, philanthropic services, Native Title, compensatory trusts, superannuation trusteeship and Responsible Entity (RE) services for external Fund Managers in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

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