STEP NSW Evening Seminar | Wednesday 20 August 2025

STEP NSW Branch invites you to a seminar with Anne Britton, Deputy President of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT).

Topic: Elder Abuse: Guardianship & Administration - Current Trends and Issues of Concern

The paper will discuss the scope of NCAT’s powers in determining applications which involve allegations of elder abuse.  The paper will also examine the obligations of lawyers and other practitioners to the Tribunal and to their client, in cases where allegations of elder abuse have been made.  

DATE: Wednesday 20 August 2025

TIME: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

COST: $75 STEP Members, $120 Non-Members

VENUE: Court 13A, Supreme Court of NSW, 184 Phillip St, Sydney OR Online via Webinar

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

In person attendance is available for our Wednesday evening seminars in Court 13A at the Supreme Court of New South Wales. 

As this seminar has the option of 'in person attendance' or 'remote attendance', please ensure you select the correct ticket type when registering for the event.

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

PLEASE NOTE: If you are attending by live-stream, 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 Teams link, please ensure your email address is correct before confirming the ticket order.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Anne Britton is a Deputy President of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), heads NCAT’s Guardianship Division and is a member of NCAT’s Appeal Panel. For over two decades Anne has held senior positions in Commonwealth and State tribunals, including as a Senior Member of the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal and a Deputy President of the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal. Anne has had a long-term interest in the professional development of tribunal members and served for many years as chair of the Council of Australasian Tribunals (COAT), the peak body representing tribunals throughout Australia and New Zealand. COAT was established to support the work of administrative and civil tribunals, to provide training for tribunal members and to promote excellence in Tribunal decision-making. Anne chairs NCAT’s Professional Development Committee and the organising committee of NCAT’s biennial conferences.

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