Useful links
Information about guardianship generally, the relevant legislation and case law may be accessed using the links below:
Information available from the Department of Justice and Attorney-General
If you want some information about guardianship generally, the Department of Justice and Attorney-General provides factsheets about:
- The Guardianship and Administration Tribunal
- The Adult Guardian
- The Public Trustee Office
- The Public Advocate
- The Community Visitor Program
- Powers of Attorney including Enduring Powers of Attorney, Statutory Health Attorneys and Advance Health Directives.
The Department of Justice and Attorney-General website has a range of other information and material about guardianship, which is available at: http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/guardian/home.htm
Legislation
The guardianship regime in Queensland is made up by two pieces of legislation:
- the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld) and
- the Guardianship
and Administration Act 2000 (Qld)
(pdf documents hosted on the Parliamentary Counsel website).
Case law
The Guardianship and Administration Tribunal was established with specific jurisdiction to make decisions in relation to adults with impaired capacity. Some of the decisions of the Tribunal can be accessed here (for reasons of confidentiality these decisions have been de-identified): www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/qld/QGAAT.
Last reviewed: 26 July 2006
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