AGAC releases Guidelines on the participation of the proposed represented person in guardianship proceedings
On 28 July 2018, AGAC presented to the Attorney-General of Australia, The Hon. Christian Porter MP the report, Guidelines for Australian Tribunals: Maximising the participation of the Person in guardianship proceedings.
Sunday, 1st Jul
AGAC's Chair Malcolm Schyvens said: "Decisions made by Tribunals working in the guardianship jurisdiction have a profound impact on the lives of people with decision-making disabilities. The Guidelines will guide Tribunals about practical steps that can be taken, to enable people with decision-making disabilities to participate in guardianship proceedings."
"The Guidelines recognise that to give effect to the statutory obligation to have regard to the views of the Person, Tribunals must acknowledge the real difficulties in participating in Tribunals proceedings, faced by many people with decision-making disabilities."
Mr Schyvens said that the "success of the Guidelines will be measured by the extent to which they are used by Australian Tribunals to review and improve the way they conduct proceedings and involve the Person."
Over 200 individuals and organisations were invited to comment on draft guidelines developed by AGAC and released in late 2018. AGAC received 39 submissions, which are now available on AGAC's website.
For further enquiries contact Anne Britton.
Related:
Submission List
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190118 ACT Disability Aged and Carer Advocacy Service ADACAS
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181221 Aged and Disability Advocacy ADA Australia
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190121 Aged Rights Advocacy Service South Australia
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190108 Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine
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190111 Australian Unity
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190114 Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre
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190111 Council for Intellectual Disability
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190125 Darwin Community Legal Service
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190205 dept human services govt sa
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190107 Developmental Disability WA
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181210 Dr Helen Creasey
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190113 Dr Piers Gooding
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190110 Eastern Health Vic
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181116 Emeritus Professor Terry Carney AO
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190114 Intellectual Disability Rights Service IDRS
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190125 Law Council of Australia
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190121 Law Society of South Australia
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190110 Legal Aid ACT
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190121 Legal Aid Victoria
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190115 Mental Health Commission of NSW
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181211 Mental Health Review Tribunal
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181212 Ms Cheryl Mc Donnell
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190110 Ms Julia Casey
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190115 Ms Maria Berry
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190111 Ms Michelle Butler of Latrobe Regional Hospital
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190111 National Disability Services
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190109 NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
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190125 Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission
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190125 Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission 1
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181221 NSW Ombudsman
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190111 Office of the Public Advocate OPA Qld
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190121 People With Disability Australia
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181220 Physical Disability Council of NSW PDCN
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190121 Purple Orange and South Australian Council of Social Service SACOSS
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190108 Queensland Advocacy Incorporated
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190121 Resthaven South Australia
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181210 Seniors Rights Service
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190118 Tasmanian Council of Social Service Tas COSS