World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - 15 June 2025

Published: 12 June 2025

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day highlights the abuse, mistreatment and neglect of older people.

Everyone has the right to feel safe and live with dignity.

Your chosen representative for Medicare, Centrelink or Child Support should be someone you trust to act in your best interests.

If they’re not, you can end the acting arrangement.

Your representative should always:

  • act in your best interests
  • use your payments only for your benefit
  • keep records on how they spend your money
  • tell us about any changes that may affect their ability to represent you.

Find out how to cancel someone acting for you.

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Page last updated: 12 June 2025.
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