Policy: Guiding Principles - Council on the Ageing Queensland

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COTA Queensland advocates to Governments, business and the community based on the World Health Organisation's Active Ageing framework and the United Nation's Principles for Older Persons. World Health Organisation's Active Ageing framework United Nation's Principles for Older Persons The following principles underpin the development of COTA Queensland policies: Maximising the social and economic participation of older Australians COTA Queensland will seek to maximise opportunities for social and economic participation by older Australians, including by promoting positive approaches to the contribution of seniors and the ageing of the Australian population, and by breaking down age discrimination in all areas of social and economic life. Promoting sustainable, fair and responsible policies COTA Queensland will be committed to the development of fair and sustainable policies for seniors that take account of the needs of the entire community in the short and long term. It will develop policies which are fiscally and economically responsible and which fairly balance the competing needs and interests of diverse groups amongst the senior population and other sectors of the community. [ Continue to page 2 ]