On 1 July 2025, the Victorian Government introduced the Aged Care Restrictive Practices Substitute Decision‑Maker Act 2024 (Vic) to allow a person to nominate another person to make decisions around restrictive practices in aged care through a new enduring document.
Byline: Thalia Livadaras
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Should you register your domestic relationship?
In 2021, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, it was estimated that 8,747,135 people were married in Australia and 2,168,351 people were in a domestic relationship1. Whilst a domestic relationship is not legally a marriage, the parties of a domestic relationship can register their relationship and receive benefits similar to those of a married couple.