Discussion papers
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The following discussion papers are in Adobe Acrobat PDF document format.
2012
Decisions concerning the discharge from hospital of Victorian guardianship clients aged 65 years and over (PDF 204KB)
Restrictive Interventions in Victoria’s Disability Sector: Issues for Discussion and Reform (PDF 75KB)
2011
Services and Families Working Together to Support Adults with Intellectual Disability
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Roundtable on Intellectual Disability Policy, November 2011
On the Horizon: Policy Developments Concerning People with Intellectual Disability (OPA presentation to the 6th Annual Roundtable on Intellectual Disability Policy) (PDF 49KB)
Guardianship and the ageing population: Profile of Victorian guardianship clients aged over 65 years (PDF 201KB)
Support issues for Victorians with an ARBI who are in contact with OPA (PDF 95KB)
2010
The Struggle to maintain advocacy (PDF 87KB)
Decision-making by a guardian: should it be different if the Represented Person once had capacity? (PDF 57KB)
What role should VCAT have for persons under the age of 18 years? (PDF 67KB)
Too much guardianship? Reflections on guardianship 1988 - 2008 (PDF 167KB)
Supported decision-making: Options for legislative recognition 2010 (PDF 125KB)
The role of the Public Advocate (RTF 175KB)
2009
Guardianship trends in Victoria 1988 - 2008 (PDF 247KB)
Supported decision making: background and discussion paper (PDF 166KB)
Two steps forward, one step back: an analysis of five years of Community Visitor annual reports (PDF 438KB)
Long Stay Patient Project Report (PDF 259KB)
Principles and values in Victorian guardianship legislation (PDF 126KB)
Archive
2004
Advanced Directives: the Legal Issues (PDF 147KB)
Disability and the Courts (PDF 197KB)
Community Care Packages: the Guide (PDF 144KB)
Community Care Discussion Paper (PDF 70KB)
2003
From Corrections to the Community (PDF 124KB)
Elder Abuse: The Hidden Problem (PDF 56KB)
2002
Accommodation Models (PDF 47KB)