1 | Page Introduction The Australian Research Network on Law and Ageing (ARNLA) is an Australian wide network of legal scholars who are experts in the field. Central to the work of ARNLA is the promotion of human rights and freedoms for older persons, drawn from the principal international instruments concerning older persons – the UDHR, ICCPR, ICESCR, CRPD and the UN Principles for Older Persons. ARNLA is pleased to provide this submission, which echoes much of the submission made by ARNLA to the Australian Human Rights Commission Inquiry into Elder Abuse. We have also attached two relevant appendices: Appendix 1: Draft Charter of Rights and Freedoms of Older Persons. This Charter outlines a human rights framework that informs the work of ARNLA. Appendix 2: ARNLA biography and bibliography