What are the pieces of legislation in place?

In the table below you will find PDF copies of legislation in place through which governments engage older people from the eight countries included in IFA’s policy report. Please click on the legislation title to view the document.

Argentina
Resolution and Program Active Ageing – Vejez Activa (Spanish)	2007
Australia
Commonwealth, State and Territory Strategy on Healthy Ageing	2001
Health and Aging Corporate Plan	2006-2009
Choose Health – Be Active	2005
National Strategy for an Ageing Australia	1999
South Australia, Australia
Improving with Age: Our Aging Plan for South Australia	2006
Tasmania, Australia
Tasmania Plan for Positive Ageing	2006-2011
Victoria, Australia
Positive Ageing: A Strategy for Current and Future Senior Victorians	2005
Canada
Healthy Aging in Canada: A New Vision, A Vital Investment	2006
The Integrated Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy	2005
National Framework on Aging	1999
Manitoba, Canada
Advancing Age: Promoting Older Manitobans	2003
Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Provincial Healthy Aging: Policy Framework	2007
Nova Scotia, Canada
Strategy for Positive Aging in Nova Scotia	2005
Japan
Health Promotion Law (currently unavailable)	2002
General Principles Concerning Measures for an Ageing Society	2001
People’s Health Promotion Campaign for the 21st Century (currently unavailable)	2000
Basic Law on Measures for an Ageing Society	1995
Mauritius
National Policy on the Elderly	2001
New Zealand
Health of Older People Strategy	2002
Positive Ageing Strategy	2001
South Africa
South Africa Plan for Action on Ageing (Draft)	2007
Older Persons Act	2006
United Kingdom
Independent Living Strategy	2008
Opportunity Age	2005
National Service Framework for Older People	2002